Getting to and from Woolwich by train will be more difficult this weekend, with no Elizabeth Line and reduced National Rail services through Woolwich Arsenal. There will be no Elizabeth Line services between Paddington and Abbey Wood this Saturday and Sunday. Engineers have been preparing to upgrade the two-year-old line’s signalling system to improve its […]
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Greenwich Council finally pays off its £15 million Woolwich Elizabeth Line bill
Greenwich Council has finally paid off the £15 million it owed towards Woolwich’s Crossrail station – 11 years after striking the deal that put the area on the Elizabeth Line map. The town hall agreed a complex deal with City Hall and Berkeley Homes to get the station built because neither the Westminster government nor […]
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Easter engineering work to hit Elizabeth Line and trains through Lewisham
Engineering work over Easter will close the Elizabeth Line through Woolwich and disrupt Southeastern Metro trains through Lewisham for four days. London Overground services through Surrey Quays, New Cross and New Cross Gate will also be halted over the extended weekend, while Docklands Light Railway services will also be affected. . The disruption will mean […]
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TfL is trying to tackle Elizabeth Line’s ‘ghost marks’, mayor says
Transport for London is exploring new ways of tackling the spooky “ghost marks” that have appeared on the walls of the Elizabeth line’s platforms, Sadiq Khan has revealed. Shadows of past passengers have emerged behind the benches on the the line’s central London platforms. The marks have been caused by people leaning back against the […]
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Greenwich Council hopes to pay off £15m Woolwich Crossrail bill by April
Greenwich Council hopes to finish paying off the £15 million it owes for the construction of Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station by April, a senior councillor has said. Aidan Smith, the cabinet member for regeneration, was speaking as a report revealed that the council still had £4.4 million to pay towards the station under a complex […]
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No Elizabeth Line to Woolwich or Abbey Wood this weekend
Two of southeast London’s key public transport links will be closed this weekend – making it harder for passengers to get into central London or across the Thames. There will be no no Elizabeth Line between Paddington, Woolwich and Abbey Wood on Saturday and Sunday to allow for maintenance works, including fitting the line out […]
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Buskers coming to Elizabeth Line as TfL holds first auditions for six years
Elizabeth Line passengers from Woolwich and Abbey Wood could be hearing the sound of buskers in the future after Transport for London announced it would be opening pitches on the new network. It is 20 years since busking was allowed on the Tube – it was illegal before then – and TfL is marking the […]
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Crossing to Woolwich Elizabeth Line station could be redesigned to stop people walking in the road
The pedestrian “supercrossing” linking Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station with the town centre could be in line for a redesign because walkers are ignoring it, Greenwich Council’s deputy leader has said. A pair of wide pedestrian crossings across the busy A206 were opened in 2018 to connect the Royal Arsenal with the rest of Woolwich. But […]
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