Construction of the central section of Crossrail
Project
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Type
- Track & OHLE
Start – End
2013 – 2018
Client: Crossrail Limited
Partners: Alstom & Costain
Project Information
- The Crossrail project crosses London from East to West for 118 km and includes two bored tunnels each of 21 km
- It is the largest engineering project in Europe
- Nine new underground stations in the heart of London
Key Figures
- Tunnel twin-tube : 54 km of concrete single track and 16 switches and crossings
- Deposit and junction area : 4 km of single ballast track and 15 switches and crossings
- Special tracks design : 6,2 km of tracks with acoustic attenuation
- Power supply : 48 km of rigid catenary and 6 km of conventional overhead line
- Axle load : max 23 tons for maintenance trains, 16 tons for passenger trains
- Speed : up to 100 km/h (conception 110 km/h)
- Traffic data : 24 trains/hour, 16 hours/day