Elizabeth line - A new line for London

The Elizabeth line will stretch more than 60 miles from Reading and Heathrow in the west through central tunnels across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.

The new railway - currently being built by Crossrail Ltd. - will stop at 41 accessible stations, 10 newly built and 30 newly upgraded, and is expected to serve around 200 million people each year.

The Elizabeth line launches in December 2018 when the central tunnels under London open.

New trains
The new trains will be used for off-peak services at first. More trains will be introduced on to the network during summer and autumn 2017.

By autumn 2017 the new trains will make up most of the TfL Rail train fleet - some of the older trains will stay in service until 2019.

When we take over the Heathrow to Paddington service in May 2018, the trains will have 9 carriages - these 200 metre-long trains able to carry up to 1,500 passengers. By December 2019 a fleet of 66 new trains will operate on the completed Elizabeth line.

Features
The new, high-capacity trains will have:

-Fully interconnected, walk-through carriages
-More standing room with a mixture of seating types
-Air-conditioning
-CCTV
-Information on next stops for customers
-4 dedicated wheelchair spaces as well as separate multi-use spaces which can also be used for buggies, luggage and bicycles

Three sets of double doors along each carriage will make it quicker and easier for customers to get on and off the train. Intelligent lighting and temperature control on the driver-operated trains will help to regenerate electricity back into the supply when braking and use up to 30% less energy.

The new trains are being built at Bombardier Transportation's UK site, helping to support 760 UK jobs and 80 apprenticeships in Derby.