Temporary sprayed concrete lining tunnels in Farringdon Crossrail

Crossrail is a new railway system which will provide a connection between the South-East and the South-West railway networks through the centre of London. The Crossrail route will run from Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east through 21km of twin-bore tunnels under central London - connecting key London stations including Canary Wharf, Whitechapel, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Tottenham Court Road, Bond Street and Paddington - and out to Reading and Heathrow in the west. Crossrail is among the most significant infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the UK.

Around 200 million passengers will travel on Crossrail each year and the route will provide a 10% increase to rail capacity in the capital. Farringdon station is situated at the heart of London’s rail network and will be one of London’s major rail interchange stations. Millions of people travelling to and through London will benefit from Farringdon station, which links Crossrail, Thameslink services and London Underground trains.