Channel: BBC London

Category: News & Politics

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Description: The delayed and over-budget Crossrail project will finally open this month, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The Abbey Wood to Paddington section will open to passengers on 24 May, although initially trains will not run on Sundays or call at Bond Street. Known as the Elizabeth line, it was meant to start running in December 2018 but the £18.8bn project has missed multiple targets amid ballooning costs. The railway will link Reading and Essex via central London. Once the route is open, services in the central London section will run every five minutes between 06:30 BST and 23:00, although a full timetable will not be in place until May 2023. Subscribe here: bit.ly/2Gd18gB Check out BBC London: bbc.co.uk/london Instagram: instagram.com/bbclondon Facebook: facebook.com/bbclondon Twitter: twitter.com/bbclondonnews