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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

Elizabeth line: ‘Historic’ day for London as Crossrail finally set to open in huge boost to capital

The Elizabeth line was opening on Tuesday morning in the most significant addition to London’s public transport network for decades.

The first westbound train was due to leave Abbey Wood station at 6.30am, followed three minutes later by an eastbound service from Paddington.

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