FOI request detail

Elizabeth line

Request ID: FOI-2058-2223
Date published: 13 December 2022

You asked

Hi there, im doing a project and i cannot find the information i need. I am lookign for a document that has the specific phased openings of the elizabeth line. Within the phases, i am looking for info such as the construction, cost etc of the phase. Thanks

We answered

TfL Ref: 2058-2223

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 17 November 2022 asking for information about the Elizabeth line for your project.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked for:

a document that has the specific phased openings of the Elizabeth line. Within the phases, i am looking for info such as the construction, cost etc of the phase.

The construction works to build the Elizabeth line were complex and of a scale not seen for decades, details of which are provided through a multitude of documentation on both Transport for London’s and Crossrail’s websites. Hence the information you asked for is available online using the following links detailing its phased openings, finance and construction:

https://www.crossrail.co.uk/about-us/crossrail-project-updates

https://www.crossrail.co.uk/project/history/main-construction

https://www.crossrail.co.uk/project/our-plan-to-complete-the-elizabeth-line/phased-opening

https://www.crossrail.co.uk/project/routeway/

https://www.crossrail.co.uk/project/routeway/fitting-out-the-railway

https://www.crossrail.co.uk/project/routeway/fleet-of-machines-that-fit-out-the-tunnels

https://www.crossrail.co.uk/project/routeway/powering-the-railway  

https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/crossrail-project-updates - Project updates with additional information.

Information covering cost-range, contract description and date of awarded contacts for all supplier agreements awarded by Crossrail are listed here: https://www.crossrail.co.uk/benefits/economic-sustainability/direct-crossrail-contract-opportunities?page=1
 
Further information about the financing of the Elizabeth line is provided below:

https://www.crossrail.co.uk/about-us/funding

https://www.crossrail.co.uk/project/our-plan-to-complete-the-elizabeth-line/testing-commissioning
 
In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely


Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
 

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