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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Lack of developers’ cash leaves Greenwich Council with £8m Woolwich Crossrail bill
Greenwich Council has paid less than half of its contribution to Woolwich’s new Crossrail station – and needs to find £8 million by the end of March 2023 to pay the bill. The shortfall means that money from developers earmarked for infrastructure across the borough – such as transport, health and education – may now […]
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Abbey Wood’s Crossrail station needs better buses, says local MP
Erith & Thamesmead’s MP Abena Oppong-Asare has called on Transport for London to improve bus services to Abbey Wood station when Crossrail services begin next year. Abena Oppong-Asare, the Erith & Thamesmead MP, spoke after a visit to the station to meet staff and see what work is being done. Trains were due to begin […]
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Woolwich and Abbey Wood Crossrail ‘will open in summer 2021’
Woolwich and Abbey Wood Crossrail stations will finally open their doors in summer 2021, two and a half years behind schedule, the company building the troubled rail link announced this morning. The line’s central section – between Paddington and Abbey Wood – had been due to open at the end of 2018, but the £18 […]
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Crossrail opening delays could cost TfL up to £750 million
Delays to Crossrail could cost Transport for London as much as £750 million in lost revenue, rail bosses admitted today as they warned that they may miss their target of opening the rail line in early 2021. The new rail line, linking Abbey Wood and Woolwich with Heathrow and Reading, was originally set to open […]
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