Opening date of Bond Street Elizabeth line station and through running at Paddington/Liverpool Street
Request ID: FOI-0852-2223 Date published: 29 July 2022
You asked
Please let me know the planned opening date for
* Bond Street Elizabeth line station
* Through running of Elizabeth line trains at Liverpool Street (between the core section and Shenfield)
* Through running of Elizabeth line trains at Paddington (between the core section and Heathrow/Reading)
In each case, I'm referring to the trains/station being open to regular passengers in revenue service.
If the planned date is not known, please provide any dates or date ranges under consideration that are known.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0852-2223
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 7th July 2022 asking for information about the Elizabeth Line.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Please let me know the planned opening date for
* Bond Street Elizabeth line station * Through running of Elizabeth line trains at Liverpool Street (between the core section and Shenfield) * Through running of Elizabeth line trains at Paddington (between the core section and Heathrow/Reading)
In each case, I'm referring to the trains/station being open to regular passengers in revenue service.
If the planned date is not known, please provide any dates or date ranges under consideration that are known.”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
Services from Reading, Heathrow and Shenfield are expected to connect with the central tunnels from autumn this year.
Bond Street is now the only station site with a substantial number of workers still on-site. The station continues to make good progress and the team at Bond Street are working hard to open the station to customers later this year
Please note that you can find related information about the Elizabeth Line on our website here:
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Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
