The last stage of the Elizabeth line, Shenfield to Heathrow, is now running.
The much delayed £19bn Crossrail project has officially completedMore than 140 million customer journeys have taken place on the routeElizabeth line passengers are now able to travel directly from Essex to Heathrow Airport meaning the £19bn Crossrail project is officially complete.
The route's new timetable means for the first time, services will operate from Shenfield in Essex to Terminal 5 of the west London airport.Transport for London said trains would run roughly every two-and-a-half minutes between Paddington and Whitechapel at peak times.On Wednesday, it will be a year since the line officially opened across London.
Construction began in 2009, but the project was beset by delays and went significantly over its budget.
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