Crossrail Stations: Platforms complete at Liverpool Street
A major milestone in the construction of the new Elizabeth line station at Liverpool Street has been reached with the completion of the two new platforms over 30m below ground.
The two 240-metre-long platforms, constructed as part of the Crossrail programme, were pre-fabricated in more than 500 pieces at a state-of-the-art factory over 130 miles away near Sheffield. They were then transported to London, lowered down the station’s main shaft and pieced together belowground.
The new platforms have taken around four months to install and are around twice the length of many existing London Underground platforms to accommodate the new 200-metre-long Elizabeth line trains.
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