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With over 200 rooms, it will be the flagship hotel for the new £1bn Paddington Village development

More than two million trips have been made across the whole line

The delayed and overbudget line will boost capacity and cut journey times for east-west travel across the capital.

TfL boss Andy Byford gives update on integration of lines’ three sections after almost half a million journeys were made on the £20bn new railway’s launch day

First section of Crossrail opened on 24 May

Even for the ever-changing capital, the new link is a great leap forward, says Simon Calder

Happy Elizabeth line opening day to all those who observe. That very much includes the Standard, which has gone Crossrail crazy. Thoughnot as much Vernon Kerswell, 33, one of several people who queued outside Paddington station from midnight to catch the 06.33 to Abbey Wood.

The £18.9 billion Crossrail line has finally opened

Around 600 passengers came from all across the country to be on the first Eizabeth line train westbound

There was a huge rush to board the first trains as Mayor Sadiq Khan showed a massive sigh of relief

Some were surprised to see the part-overground line on the iconic Underground map