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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

Elizabeth line opening: Thousands queue in rain to get Crossrail party started

Thousands of Londoners joined “the best party in town” on Tuesday as the Elizabeth line finally opened to passengers.

There were extraordinary celebratory scenes at Paddington and Abbey Wood as hundreds of enthusiasts, the first of whom had arrived at midnight, rushed to board the first trains. The £20 billion line is the most significant addition to the capital’s public transport network for more than 50 years.

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