Full-length Elizabeth line services will be running this year, says TfL boss

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Source: Crossrail Ltd

Weekend closures for testing mean full 60-mile line will be operational much sooner than predicted date of May 2023

Weekend closures on the new Elizabeth line will allow services across its full length to be delivered “months sooner” than previously thought, according to Transport for London’s commissioner.

At a meeting of TfL’s Elizabeth line committee Andy Byford said trains would be able to run the full 60-mile route in autumn this year.

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