The Elizabeth line
From west to east:
connecting London
and beyond
The Elizabeth line is a high-frequency, high-capacity metro railway, stretching from Reading and Heathrow airport, west of London, to Shenfield in Essex and Abbey Wood in south-east London.
+10%
increase in central London rail capacity to support a growing city
The line has been decades in the making. We’ve been involved since 1991.
We have worked on the Elizabeth line from its early stages under various roles, advising on the route and its structures, producing solutions for its trains and developing the rail systems that convert tunnels and stations into a functioning railway.
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How do you build a new railway through and under one of the world’s major cities?
This is how
Station
to station
Paddington, Liverpool Street and Woolwich all have new Elizabeth line stations.
Each had their own engineering challenges.