Crossrail underground station designs unveiled
Nov 2010
Crossrail News Release
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- A glimpse into new public spaces to be created for underground stations on the central sub-city section of the Crossrail project in London were unveiled this week by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London (left), Rail Minister Theresa Villiers, and Crossrail Chief Executive Rob Holden.
- At an event at The Building Centre near the site of the Tottenham Court Road Crossrail station on Thursday (18 November 2010) the Mayor said: "As Crossrail moves from the drawing board to reality we can see the breathtaking benefits it will bring to our city. When complete Crossrail and these world-class stations will provide a solid backbone of quality infrastructure and style."
- Rail Minister Theresa Villiers said: "These designs provide a glimpse of the impressive new buildings that will welcome passengers to the heart of our capital. Crossrail will create thousands of jobs and generate potentially up to £50 billion for the UK's GDP. We are working hard to make sure that the new railway offers the best possible value for money."
- For passengers these new stations will deliver a vastly improved travelling experience, larger station entrances and ticket halls, more space and easy access to Crossrail and connecting London Underground stations and other transport services. Crossrail will boost London's rail capacity by 10%, delivering new journey opportunities, faster journey times and up to 24 trains per hour between Paddington and Whitechapel during the peak.
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Crossrail route woven into the exsiting underground fabric of the capital
- London has a glorious railway design history ranging from the Brunel-designed Paddington Station, through Charles Holden’s Tube stations of the 1920s and 1930s, to the revival of St Pancras International railway station. Crossrail intends to build on this legacy.
- Designers will also incorporate architectural components such as wall and floor finishes, lifts, escalators, lighting and signage, to create an integrated line-wide identity and maximise value for money. Each new Crossrail stations will combine the latest station technology and ensure the ability to cater for future passenger growth. An estimated 200 million passengers will travel on Crossrail each year.
- Rob Holden, Crossrail Chief Executive said: "The launch of detailed designs for the eight underground Crossrail stations in central London and the Docklands is a further demonstration of the project's continued momentum. The station designs use the character and heritage of their local areas to help drive wider regeneration and improve public areas at street-level.
- Crossrail will be the largest addition to the transport network in London and the South East for 50 years and will help an extra 1.5 million people to access London's major employment centres.
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Whitechapel Station
Designer: Hyder; BDP
Access to the concourse will be via a single entrance off a Station Bridge concept lit with roof lights to flood the space with daylight. -
Line-wide identity/common architecture
Designer: Grimshaw; Atkins; GIA Equation.
A coordinated approach to station furnishings and finishes creates a unified passenger experience and maximises value and efficiency.
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Crossrail management mobilized - TunnelTalk, May 2009
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