A WORLD-CLASS NEW RAILWAY FOR LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST





Crossrail Limited is building a new railway for London and the South East, running from Reading and Heathrow in the west, through 42km of new tunnels under London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. The project is building 10 new stations and upgrading many more, while integrating new and existing infrastructure.





The £14.8 billion Crossrail project is currently Europe’s largest infrastructure project. Construction began in 2009 at Canary Wharf, and is now almost 85% complete. It is being delivered on time and within funding.





The new railway, which will be known as the Elizabeth line when services begin in 2018, will be fully integrated with London’s existing transport network and will be operated by Transport for London. New state-of-the-art trains will carry an estimated 200 million passengers per year. The new service will speed up journey times, increase central London’s rail capacity by 10% and bring an extra 1.5 million people to within 45 minutes of central London.





The new Canary Wharf station

Sitting below a five storey mixed-use development known as Crossrail Place, the new Elizabeth line Canary Wharf station helps connect this key business district to the City of London, the West End and Heathrow. At the same time, it acts as a bridge between two communities - Canary Wharf Estate and Poplar.





The 250 metre-long station box is surrounded by the waters of West India Quay dock. Designing a station to be built 18 metres below water level presented significant design challenges but has resulted in optimum access to and through the Canary Wharf Estate while retaining a navigable channel for boats within the dock.





Open House

Visitors on Saturday 16 September 2017 will have an opportunity to view our eastern station entrance, ticket hall and platform for the future Elizabeth line station. Staff from across the project will be present to answer any questions.





This is an exclusive opportunity to see behind the Crossrail construction hoardings. Visits such as this are in high demand, and to ensure we are fair to all wishing to attend, you will only be permitted into site on the time of your ticket. You may wish to arrive 10 minutes before your entry time.





Event location:

Eastern station entrance,

Promenade level (underneath Giant Robot),

Off Crossrail Place,

North Dock,

Canary Wharf,

London,

E14 5AR





Key Information about this event:

• Visitors as young as 5 years old are welcome but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who will need a separate ticket to attend.

• This is a self guided tour where your ticket allows you entry for up to 30 minutes.

• The experience will include an exclusive view of the new entrance, ticket hall and platform at Canary Wharf.

• This experience will not include a view of the tunnels.

• Staff from across the project will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

• Your safety whilst on site is our primary concern. Visitors are required to wear suitable, sturdy footwear such as boots or sturdy flat shoes. Any guests wearing unsuitable footwear such as flip flops, sandals or high heels will be refused entry.

• No large items such as rucksacks, luggage, large bags, large handbags, prams or pushchairs are permitted on site during this visit. Any person with such items will be refused entry; there are no storage facilities available.

• Any small bags will be searched at entry.

• All Crossrail worksites and offices are non-smoking, with zero tolerance for drugs or alcohol.

• When using cameras or mobile phones to take photos please ensure you stop and are aware of your footing. Slips, trips and falls are one of the biggest risks as part of this event.

• You must use the designated walkway provided, keeping clear of any equipment or exclusion zones which will be clearly marked.

• There is no parking available on site or in the immediate vicinity. Visitors are encouraged to travel via public transport.

• No dogs or other animals are permitted on site.

• No food is permitted on site.

• There are no toilet facilities onsite but these are available a short walk away in Crossrail Place.

• Should there be any reason to cancel the event visitors will be notified as soon as possible via the details used to register their ticket.

• A maximum of two tickets per person can be booked for this tour.

• We reserve the right to refuse entry.

Open House volunteers please note - this is a ticketed event and as such we will not accommodate for any volunteers to "jump the queue". Please refer to your volunteer information sheet for further information.



