Facts and Figures

Crossrail will stretch for 118km from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.
It will have 37 stations including eight brand new central London stations and 28 upgrades of others, 11 of these major reconstructions.
There will be 42 km of new tunnels beneath central London
For every £1 spent, £2.60 in benefits will be returned to the community
As many as 14,000 will work on Crossrail at the peak of construction.
1.5 million people will be within a 60 minute commute of Canary Wharf and the West End.
24 trains an hour in each direction will run on the central section during peak times.
Journey times into the capital will be significantly reduced – some by nearly 50%!
Carriages will be air-conditioned.
Trains will travel at speeds of up to 100mph on the surface and 60mph in tunnels.