Elizabeth Line passengers at Woolwich will get mobile phone reception on trains and in the station next spring, Transport for London has confirmed. All four networks – Three, O2, EE and Vodafone – will be available when the signals go live across the central section of Crossrail, from Paddington to Abbey Wood and Stratford. The […]
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Elizabeth Line strike this Thursday: No trains at Woolwich or Abbey Wood
No Elizabeth Line trains will run from Woolwich or Abbey Wood this Thursday because of a strike by managers over pay and pensions. Members of the TSSA union voted before Christmas to walk out. Transport for London announced today that the new line’s central section – from Paddington to Abbey Wood – will be closed […]
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Elizabeth Line boosts Woolwich Works ticket sales by 70 per cent
Woolwich Works says it has seen ticket sales leap by 70 per cent after the opening of the Elizabeth Line, which stops a few hundred metres from the arts venue. Slow ticket sales meant Greenwich Council had to make £2 million in loans available to the trust that runs the cultural hub, which cost the […]
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TfL gives Greenwich two more years to pay Woolwich Crossrail bill
853 exclusive: Greenwich Council has been given two more years to pay the £15 million it owes Transport for London for the construction of Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station. Greenwich pledged to pay £15 million towards the fit-out of the station as part of a deal with the government and TfL. The original Crossrail plans did […]
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Greenwich Council still £6.2m short on next year’s Woolwich Crossrail bill
Greenwich Council faces a £6.2 million shortfall on its contribution to the new Woolwich Crossrail station because of a lack of funding from developers, the latest figures reveal. Cash is likely to be diverted from other projects – such as transport, health and education – to make up the gap when the bill becomes due […]
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The day that changed Woolwich forever: Thousands mark Elizabeth Line’s first day
Thousands of people used Woolwich’s new Elizabeth Line station in its first few hours as the Crossrail project finally opened its doors to the public this morning. About 65,000 people used the new route between Paddington and Abbey Wood between 6.30am and 10am, with 6,000 entries and exits recorded at Woolwich alone. Canary Wharf station […]
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First Crossrail engineering works will clash with Southeastern line closure
The first weekend engineering works on the new Elizabeth Line will take place just 18 days after Crossrail opens – and will coincide with other routes through Woolwich and Abbey Wood also being disrupted. Passengers will be able to ride between Paddington, Woolwich and Abbey Wood from next Tuesday, with trains running Mondays to Saturdays […]
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We can cover Woolwich Crossrail station bill, Greenwich Council insists
Greenwich Council’s finance chief has said she is confident that the borough will be able to pay its £15 million contribution to the cost of the Woolwich Crossrail station, after a report from council officers indicated that the town hall was £8 million short of the final total. In 2013, the then council leader Chris […]
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