Elizabeth line trains to run this Sunday for the National Mourning

The central section of the Elizabeth line, which is currently closed on Sundays will be open this coming Sunday (18th Sept) to help cope with demand as people come to London to commemorate The Queen.

Ilford station’s new ticket hall finally opens

The late-running upgrade of Ilford station for the Elizabeth line has been completed, as a new ticket hall and lifts opened to the public.

Elizabeth line to open early from Monday

This coming Monday - 5th September - the Elizabeth line will start opening an hour earlier than it currently does, bringing it in line with most of the rest of TfL services.

Romford station’s Elizabeth line upgrades are finally completed

The delayed upgrades to Romford station in east London for the Elizabeth line have been completed, Network Rail has announced.

Elizabeth line to run through Paddington and Liverpool Street from November

The Elizabeth line's next upgrade will come into effect from Sunday 6th November, as the line introduces direct services between Shenfield and Paddington, and between Abbey Wood and Reading/Heathrow.

Walk the Elizabeth line for charity

A sponsored walk along the length of the Elizabeth line is taking place in October, raising money for the Railway Children charity.

Around 200,000 journeys each day in the new Elizabeth line tunnels

TfL's Elizabeth line Committee has confirmed that it is now seeing an average of 200,000 journeys each day on the new section of the Elizabeth line between Abbey Wood and Paddington.

Elizabeth line upgrade for the Pudding Mill power supplies

An upgrade to the Pudding Mill transformer that provides power for the Elizabeth line will take place later this month, closing the railway between Liverpool Street and Shenfield.

Elizabeth line to Ebbsfleet extension could cost £3.2 billion

A report looking at transport upgrades across the southeast of England suggests that extending the Elizabeth line into Kent would cost around £3.2 billion.

Elizabeth line trains hitting 98% reliability

The Elizabeth line trains running through the core tunnels averaged service reliability of 97.8 per cent over the first five days of service, with 100 per cent delivered for three of those five days.

Elizabeth Line trains to call at Heathrow’s T4 from next week

Just three weeks after it opened, the Elizabeth line is already gaining a new station to call at, as it adds Heathrow Terminal 4 to the line.

New Crossrail / Elizabeth line documentary is coming to BBC2

A fourth TV series about the construction of the Elizabeth line will be shown on BBC2 in a couple of weeks' time, covering the final stages ahead of opening the line for passengers.

Today’s the 7th anniversary of the launch of TfL Rail

It lasted longer than planned, but one of London's shortest-lived railway brands carried its first passengers on this day in 2015.

Paddington Station’s new Elizabeth to Bakerloo line tunnel

Although the majority of people arriving at Paddington's deep underground Elizabeth line station will take the escalators up and out, a small number will take a set of escalators that go down even deeper underground.

Over a million trips on the Elizabeth line in its first week

The central section of the Elizabeth line that opened to the public last Tuesday has already clocked up over a million passenger journeys.

65,000 people rode the Elizabeth line this morning

The Elizabeth line's core tunnels through central London opened at 6:30am this morning, and by 10am, some 65,000 had taken a trip on London's newest railway.

Excited crowds cheer the opening of the Elizabeth line

To cheers as the doors closed, the very first Elizabeth line train to run through central London departed a packed Abbey Wood station at 6:30 this morning.

Elizabeth line to add over 300 new advertising sites to London

When the Elizabeth line opens on Tuesday morning, alongside the huge new central London stations, what will also be noticed is a new look to advertising inside the stations.

Elizabeth line trains are too long for some stations

Elizabeth line trains are long. Very long. So long that they don't fit into some of the stations they call at, so they have to use what's known as selective door opening.

The Elizabeth line has appeared on the new tube map

TfL has, just in time for the launch, released its latest tube map which now includes the Elizabeth line, along with a new sponsor and the London Overground extension.

The Elizabeth line could be carbon negative in a decade

Although a lot of CO2 emitting concrete was used in building the Elizabeth line, it could be carbon negative in as little as a decade, according to Crossrail legacy estimates.

Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Elizabeth line

Earlier today The Queen paid a visit to Paddington station to officially open the Elizabeth line ahead of its opening to the public next Tuesday.

Building the Elizabeth line – in photos

This time next week, people will be commuting to work on the Elizabeth line for the first time, but what did it take to get the railway built?

Elizabeth line gets final authorisation to open

The Office of Rail and Road, the railway regulator, has formally authorised the Elizabeth line (nee Crossrail) to open on Tuesday 24th May.