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Striking aerial images of the new Elizabeth Line stations taking shape across London have been revealed.

With less than two years until the Crossrail line opens, running around 24 trains an hour in each direction, work on ticket halls and station entrances is well underway.

The images show major renovations at transports hubs such as Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street, while a depot for 66 trains is being built at Old Oak Common in West London.

Simon Wright, Crossrail Programme Director, said: “These images highlight the extent of Crossrail’s progress. The new Elizabeth line stations are now taking shape with their ticket halls that will serve hundreds of thousands of passengers every single day.”

The first new Tube line in a quarter of a century will eventually connect Reading in Berkshire to a host of central London stations before ending in Shenfield in Essex. In May next year, the first phase between Liverpool Street and Shenfield is expected to begin operation.

Mark Wild, Managing Director of London Underground, added: “It is great to be able to show the immense progress being made on the Elizabeth line stations. Thousands of men and women have been working all over London to build this fantastic new line.

“It’s a testament to Crossrail Limited who have worked hard to construct the track, stations and ticket halls that our customers will be travelling through from December next year.”

At Tottenham Court Road, a new public plaza and two glass entrances are part of the £500m upgrade coinciding with the Crossrail project.

The new ticket hall at Farringdon station will have a striking diamond lattice in tribute to the nearby jewellery district of Hatton Garden.

More than 1,000 homes are being constructed above the new Woolwich station, with the first phase completed in summer 2015.

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Construction work on Canary Wharf station - complete with 310 metre-long timber roof lattice - is now complete.

The new Elizabeth Line station at Bond Street will dramatically increase transport capacity in the heart of London's busiest shopping district. The western ticket hall, at a depth of 28 metres, will provide an interchange with the Central and Jubilee lines.

The main depot for the Elizabeth Line will be located in Old Oak Common, home to 66 22 metre-long trains which can each carry up to 1,500 people.