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A draft of the new tube map featuring the Elizabeth line has been released ahead of its completion in in 2018.

Transport for London said that the construction of the railway line is in its final stages and will open in December next year.

The new line will allow customers from Reading and Heathrow to travel into central London to the West End without needing to change trains.

Initially fifteen trains will run per hour on the line, this will increase to 24 through the central section by May 2019.

Despite the benefits of the new railway line outlined by TFL, a London journalist has taken to twitter to point out what he thinks are some of the shortcomings of the map's design.

In a series of posts, journalist Jack May went through what he believes are flaws in the artistic choices on the draft London Underground map.

Mr May took issue with the way the new Elizabeth line is drawn on. He said: “Why does Crossrail have to do the gap between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 at such a dramatic right-angle? Couldn't it slope down in parallel to the Piccadilly and then turn less dramatically?”

He described the new depiction of the Bakerloo line as “too coy and jaunty”.

Next he pointed out that Royal Oak is bypassed by the Elizabeth line, writing: “What did Royal Oak ever do to you to deserve this treatment?”

During the Twitter rant, Mr May pointed out a number of other quirks within the map, such as the fact that Liverpool Street is marked twice and the mislabelling of Swiss Cottage.

Other people on Twitter agreed with Mr May's observations.

After looking at the draft map, Wingate Smiler said: “My eyes have just exploded.”

Patrick said: “You’re right it has lost its order and beauty”.

A Transport for London spokesperson said: “We’d like to thank our eagle-eyed Twitter followers for their feedback on our draft December 2018 Tube map. The map is a work in progress and their views will be taken on board for the final version, which we’ll release next year.”

The new Elizabeth line will begin operating in 2018.