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Crossrail is to be renamed the Elizabeth line when the new high-capacity metro service opens through central London in 2018.Crossrail is to be renamed the Elizabeth line when the new high-capacity metro service opens through central London in 2018.
The Queen visited the Crossrail works at Bond Street on Tuesday to hear the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announce the line would be named in her honour.The Queen visited the Crossrail works at Bond Street on Tuesday to hear the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announce the line would be named in her honour.
Politicians insisted it was a “fitting tribute” for Elizabeth to join the London rail line map – a roll of honour largely comprising less celebrated names such as Bakerloo, Northern and Circle.Politicians insisted it was a “fitting tribute” for Elizabeth to join the London rail line map – a roll of honour largely comprising less celebrated names such as Bakerloo, Northern and Circle.
The Queen was the first reigning monarch to travel on the London underground in 1969, when she opened the Victoria line.The Queen was the first reigning monarch to travel on the London underground in 1969, when she opened the Victoria line.
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The transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, said: “Given Her Majesty the Queen’s long association with UK transport, it is very fitting that this vital link across our capital will be named the Elizabeth line in her honour. This is an example of British engineering at its best and will transform the way people travel across London and beyond from 2018.”The transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, said: “Given Her Majesty the Queen’s long association with UK transport, it is very fitting that this vital link across our capital will be named the Elizabeth line in her honour. This is an example of British engineering at its best and will transform the way people travel across London and beyond from 2018.”
Johnson added: “I think it’s truly wonderful that such a significant line for our capital, will carry such a significant name from our country. As well as radically improving travel right across our city, the Elizabeth line will provide a lasting tribute to our longest-serving monarch.”Johnson added: “I think it’s truly wonderful that such a significant line for our capital, will carry such a significant name from our country. As well as radically improving travel right across our city, the Elizabeth line will provide a lasting tribute to our longest-serving monarch.”
More than half a million passengers a day will be taking the Elizabeth once the £14.8bn line opens in 2018, with a fleet of new 200-metre-long trains. The central, underground section will open in December 2018, with a full through service from Reading and Heathrow in the west across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east starting the following year.More than half a million passengers a day will be taking the Elizabeth once the £14.8bn line opens in 2018, with a fleet of new 200-metre-long trains. The central, underground section will open in December 2018, with a full through service from Reading and Heathrow in the west across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east starting the following year.