Crossrail 2 will be among major rail developments in the south east and north of England to get the green light in George Osborne's Wednesday Budget.
The Chancellor will confirm Government backing for the HS3 high-speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds, and the Crossrail 2 project to connect Surrey and Hertfordshire through new tunnels and existing lines, via stations in central London like King's Cross, Victoria, Chelsea and Clapham Junction.
The Chancellor will announce £80 million for Crossrail 2 to proceed to the next stage of planning and will ask Transport for London (TfL) to match that contribution with the aim of introducing legislation to Parliament before the 2020 election.
His announcement marks the first time that the Government has identified the project as its priority scheme for London. Mr Osborne said his decisions would drive forward the UK's largest investment in rail infrastructure since the Victorian era.
TFL
Proponents say the benefits of Crossrail 2 would be felt far beyond stations on the route between Wimbledon, Tottenham Hale and New Southgate, with towns and cities across the south east such as Cambridge, Portsmouth, Woking and Southampton getting faster or more frequent journeys into London.
Stations served could include Tottenham Hale, Dalston in the north of London and Clapham Junction, Wimbledon and Balham in the south west, with a potential new station at King's Road Chelsea.
Crossrail 1's Elizabeth Line will run from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east via central London.
The first section of the Elizabeth Line between Liverpool Street and Shenfield has already opened, albeit under the branding of TFL Rail.
Crossrail's Elizabeth Line has also prompted change to the capital's iconic Tube map.
Transport for London's (TfL) newest version of the Underground map shows how the capital's transport will be look by 2019, with the Elizabeth Line appearing purple on the Tube Map.
May 2015: TfL Rail services opened between Liverpool Street Main Line and Shenfield.
May 2017: The first new train enters passenger service.
May 2018: TfL Rail service opens between Paddington (National Rail) and Heathrow Terminal 4, replacing the existing Heathrow Connect service and part of the Great Western inner suburban service.
December 2018: The Elizabeth line opens between Paddington and Abbey Wood.
May 2019: The Elizabeth line extends from Shenfield to Paddington.
December 2019: The Elizabeth line is fully open, extending to Reading and Heathrow Terminal 4.
In May next year a fleet of 66 Class 345 trains built by Bombardier in Derby will begin operating on the route.
Crossrail Construction
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A picture shows the Canary Wharf Crossrail station (foreground) in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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An employee of Crossrail poses walking down an escalator to the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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A picture shows a lift on the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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An employee of Crossrail poses walking along the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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An employee of Crossrail poses walking on an escalator at the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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An employee of Crossrail poses walking along the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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An employee of Crossrail poses walking down an escalator to the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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An employee of Crossrail poses walking out of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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An employee of Crossrail poses walking up an escalator from the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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An employee of Crossrail poses walking along the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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Employees of Crossrail pose walking along the ticket hall level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London on December 11, 2015. The Crossrail project, which is expected to be completed in 2018, will link Berkshire, west of London with Essex, east of London. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
Crossrail Track And Railhead Installation(12 of59)
An employee cuts through a length of steel track close to the Crossrail Connaught tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee cuts through a length of steel track close to the Crossrail Connaught tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee cuts through a length of steel track close to the Crossrail Connaught tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee pushes a bolt drilling machine along a length of track close to the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee checks a length of track close to the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee measures the distance between two sleepers close to the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee pushes a bolt drilling machine along a length of track close to the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee passes laid sleepers in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee checks the position of laid sleepers in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee checks the position of laid sleepers in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A safety sign stands at the entrance for the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Employees work on lengths of laid track in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee stands on top of a multi purpose gantry (MPG) vehicle in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee stands on top of a multi purpose gantry (MPG) vehicle in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Employees work on lengths of laid track in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A multi purpose gantry (MPG) vehicle stands in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employees passes lengths of laid track in the Crossrail Connaught tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employees passes lengths of laid track in the Crossrail Connaught tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A worker's trowel sits on piping in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A construction vehicle stands on lengths of laid track in the Crossrail Connaught tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Employees stand next to a section of laid track in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee uses surveying equipment, manufactured by Leica Geosystems KK, to check the position of tracks in the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An employee checks a length of track close to the Crossrail Connaught tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Employees push a track width measuring machine along a length of laid track close to the Crossrail Thames tunnel in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A tunnel leads away from the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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An emergency stop button sits on an escalator on the ticket barrier level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Crossrail Rail Link Construction At London's Canary Wharf Business, Finance And Shopping District(38 of59)
Pedestrians walk past the entrance to the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A Crossrail employee walks inside the ticket barrier level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Escalators stand on the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Crossrail Rail Link Construction At London's Canary Wharf Business, Finance And Shopping District(41 of59)
A Crossrail employee walks up an escalator from the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A Crossrail employee peers through an opening from the platform level of the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The Canary Wharf Crossrail station stands in front the HSBC Holdings Plc building in the Canary Wharf business, financial and shopping district in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Crossrail, the U.K. government project to develop a high-speed rail network from the west to the east of London, will add 10 percent more passenger capacity in London, with as many as 24 trains an hour, according to the Department for Transport and Transport for London, which runs the city's transport system. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A general view of construction at the Bond Street Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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A general view of construction of the box, what will become a large ticket hall, at the Paddington Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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A general view of construction at the Bond Street Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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A general view of construction of the box, what will become a large ticket hall, at the Paddington Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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A general view of construction at the Bond Street Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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A general view of construction at the Bond Street Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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A general view of construction of the box, what will become a large ticket hall, at the Paddington Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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A general view of construction at the Bond Street Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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A general view of construction of the box, what will become a large ticket hall, at the Paddington Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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Embargoed to 0001 Thursday June 4 Construction work at the Paddington Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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Embargoed to 0001 Thursday June 4 Construction work at the escalator slope for the Bond Street Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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Embargoed to 0001 Thursday June 4 Construction work at "the box" which will become a large ticket hall, at the Paddington Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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Embargoed to 0001 Thursday June 4 Construction work at "the box" which will become a large ticket hall, at the Paddington Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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Embargoed to 0001 Thursday June 4 Construction work at the Bond Street Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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Embargoed to 0001 Thursday June 4 Construction work at "the box" which will become a large ticket hall, at the Paddington Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)
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Embargoed to 0001 Thursday June 4 Construction work at "the box" which will become a large ticket hall, at the Paddington Crossrail site, London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)