First Day of Elizabeth Line "core section 24.5.22


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<h4><a href='/locations/P/Paddington_EL'>Paddington [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>Really, at last, the Elizabeth Line is open, at least according to this sign by the Hammersmith and City Line at Paddington on Opening Day, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. What the sign does not say is that this only includes the new stretch beneath London from Paddington east to Abbey Wood. Through trains from Shenfield to Heathrow and Reading will have to wait another year. Also, there is no indication that the walk from here to the Elizabeth Line is unfortunately lengthy, through the taxi rank almost the entire length of the eastern side of Paddington and then an escalator and the entire width of the station concourse. 1/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/P/Paddington_EL'>Paddington [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>Paddington, Elizabeth Line platforms, looking across to the eastbound platform on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. Trains from Abbey Wood terminate here for the present although those arriving at the westbound platform then run-on to reverse and crossover for the return journey. In a year or so, trains from Abbey Wood (and from Shenfield too) will continue west beyond here to Heathrow and Reading. 2/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/T/Tottenham_Court_Road_EL'>Tottenham Court Road [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>Tottenham Court Road, Elizabeth Line westbound platform, looking towards Paddington, on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. The platforms here are on a slight curve. 3/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/F/Farringdon_EL'>Farringdon [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>Farringdon station, Elizabeth Line, eastbound platform looking back west towards Paddington from a train to Abbey Wood, on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. All stations, apart from Custom House and Abbey Wood which are on the surface, are fitted with platform doors like those on the LU Jubilee Line Extension of 1999. 4/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/F/Farringdon_EL'>Farringdon [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>Premature sign at Farringdon station, Elizabeth Line, as there are no trains from here to Heathrow, Maidenhead nor Reading for at least another year. Trains on this much-delayed central section under London from Abbey Wood are temporarily terminating at Paddington. Photo taken on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. 5/18</p><p>25/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/F/Farringdon_EL'>Farringdon [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>View up the escalator at Farringdon station, Elizabeth Line, on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. 6/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/F/Farringdon_EL'>Farringdon [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>New entrance to Farringdon station during a heavy downpour on the First Day of Elizabeth Line services, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. Also giving access to Thameslink services, this faces the London Underground station across Cowcross Street. 7/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/L/Liverpool_Street_EL'>Liverpool Street [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>Liverpool Street, Elizabeth Line westbound platform looking towards Paddington, with a class 345 for the latter just visible through the platform doors, on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. In a year or so's time when the through Elizabeth Line service from Shenfield to Heathrow or Reading begins, the Abbey Wood section will become a branch from Whitechapel. 8/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/C/Canary_Wharf_EL'>Canary Wharf [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>Canary Wharf station, Elizabeth Line, looking across from the eastbound platform to the westbound, from a train to Abbey Wood, on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. 9/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/C/Canary_Wharf_EL'>Canary Wharf [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>345 unit on Elizabeth Line service from Abbey Wood to Paddington calling at Canary Wharf, on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. Sliding doors are in place at all of the below surface stations on the new line. 10/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/C/Custom_House_EL'>Custom House [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/C/Custom_House_Diversion_Eastern_Counties_and_Thames_Junction_Railway'>Custom House Diversion (Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway)</a></small></p><p>345 unit with an Elizabeth Line service from Paddington to Abbey Wood calling at Custom House, looking back west, on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. The new line comes to the surface here and this station is on the site of the old North Woolwich branch station. From here to just west of the former North Woolwich terminus the new line uses the old track-bed including passing through the Connaught Tunnel. Custom House and Abbey Wood stations, being on the surface, are the only ones on the new line not to have platform doors. 11/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/C/Custom_House_EL'>Custom House [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/C/Custom_House_Diversion_Eastern_Counties_and_Thames_Junction_Railway'>Custom House Diversion (Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway)</a></small></p><p>Class 345 unit with an Elizabeth Line train from Paddington to Abbey Wood just emerged from the new tunnel from Paddington and arriving at Custom House, on the site of the former North Woolwich branch station, on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. From here, the Elizabeth Line utilises the North Woolwich alignment, including the Connaught Tunnel, until just short of the former terminus before descending into newly-built tunnels underneath the Thames, surfacing again just to the west of Abbey Wood. 12/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/C/Custom_House_EL'>Custom House [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/C/Custom_House_Diversion_Eastern_Counties_and_Thames_Junction_Railway'>Custom House Diversion (Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway)</a></small></p><p>Custom House station, Elizabeth Line, on the site of the former North Woolwich branch station of the same name and an interchange with the Docklands Light Railway's Beckton branch, looking west on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. A new bus service, no. 304, also began on this day running from here to Manor Park station on the Shenfield section of TfL Rail which has now also been re-branded as the Elizabeth Line but which, for the time being, continues to run into and out of Liverpool Street main line station. 13/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/W/Woolwich_EL'>Woolwich [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>Woolwich station, Elizabeth Line, looking back west towards Paddington from 345 unit making its penultimate stop en route to Abbey Wood, on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. 14/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/A/Abbey_Wood_EL'>Abbey Wood [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>345059 with an Elizabeth Line service to Paddington waiting to depart from the south-east London terminus at Abbey Wood, on the First Day of Service, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. The train will head away from the camera when it departs. According to reports on the BBC and ITV London evening t.v. news the following day, it is estimated that a quarter of a million people turned out to say 'I was there' on the very first day of this multi-billion pounds new line. Maybe, with so many delays, they wanted to make sure, as I did, that the line would actually open and wouldn't believe it had until they were on board and moving. 15/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/A/Abbey_Wood_EL'>Abbey Wood [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>Class 345 unit to Paddington departing from the terminus at Abbey Wood on the First Day of Elizabeth Line services, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. On the left are the through platforms used by National Rail South Eastern services. 16/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/A/Abbey_Wood_EL'>Abbey Wood [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>On entering Abbey Wood station, rebuilt for the Elizabeth Line and also served by National Rail South Eastern services, passengers pass through the entrance hall into this waiting area above the tracks, which includes public conveniences. Seen here on the First Day of Elizabeth Line services, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. Stairs and lifts give access to the two island platforms 17/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/A/Abbey_Wood_EL'>Abbey Wood [EL]</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/Elizabeth_Line'>Elizabeth Line</a></small></p><p>The rebuilt entrance to Abbey Wood station, seen here on the First Day of Elizabeth Line services, Tuesday, 24th May 2022. The station is also served by National Rail South Eastern trains. 18/18</p><p>24/05/2022<br><small><a href='/contributors/David_Bosher'>David Bosher</a></small></p>
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