27.05.11
Canary Wharf Crossrail station nears completion
The structural works and excavation at Canary Wharf station to prepare it for Crossrail is nearly complete.
It is one of the largest stations on the Crossrail route.
The station, which has been built ‘top down,’ now extends 28 metres below the waters of North Dock in Canary Wharf, with the ticket hall and platform levels excavated. The station box needs to be complete for the two tunnel boring machines to break-through from the east of Canary Wharf in summer 2012.
Two years of construction has seen over 1,000 piles installed, nearly 100 million litres of water removed, 300,000 tonnes of material excavated and almost 375,000 tonnes of concrete poured.
Canary Wharf station is approximately the same size as One Canada Square, Britain’s largest office building, laid on its side, Crossrail said.
On a visit to see progress on the project, rail minister Theresa Villiers said: “This anniversary represents a major milestone in the building of one of the most exciting transport projects in London today. Crossrail will create economically vital transport infrastructure set to transform the journeys of thousands of passengers.”
Canary Wharf will be served by 12 trains per hour. Each Crossrail train will be 200 metres long with the capacity to carry 1,500 passengers. Journey times from Canary Wharf will be: Liverpool Street (6 minutes), Bond Street (13 minutes), Ealing Broadway (24 minutes), Heathrow Terminals 1,2 & 3 (39 minutes) and Abbey Wood (11 minutes).
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