Construction of Crossrail at half way point – in pictures Thursday 16th January 2014 By Nick Mann

Less than five years after works began on Crossrail, Europe’s largest infrastructure project today reached the halfway point of its construction.

Crossrail will add 10% capacity to London’s rail network. It will serve 38 stations, connecting Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west with Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east via central London.

Here are just some of our highlights since construction started in 2009.

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