Monday 21st March 2011

Crossrail platform mock-up

Images of a full size mock-up of a below ground Crossrail platform were released by the Crossrail press team last week. The mock-up has been built to help Crossrail understand how the new platforms will look and feel in real life and to decide whether any design modifications need to be made before main construction of the stations begins later this year.

New Crossrail stations will be built along the central route of the line at Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel and Canary Wharf. It is important that Crossrail gets the internal design of stations right as the new stations have been designed to last for the next century.