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| ===Great Western Main Line=== | | ===Great Western Main Line=== |
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| The Great Western Main Line (GWML) section of the Elizabeth line is the oldest section of it. It originally ran from [[Taplow]] to [[London Paddington]] starting in 1836, although not all stations were built yet (for instance, Hanwell and Ealing Broadway opened on 12th June 1838). | | The Great Western Main Line (GWML) section of the Elizabeth line is the oldest section of it. It originally ran from [[Taplow]] to [[London Paddington]] starting in 1836, although not all stations were built yet (for instance, Hanwell and Ealing Broadway opened on 12th June 1838). |
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| * [[Hanwell]] | | * [[Hanwell]] |
| * [[Southall]] | | * [[Southall]] |
| * [[Hayes and Harlington]] (See Heathrow branch for the branch line from Airport Junction) | | * [[Hayes and Harlington]] (See Heathrow branch for the branch line from Heathrow Junction) |
| * [[West Drayton]] | | * [[West Drayton]] |
| * [[Iver]] | | * [[Iver]] |
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| As of phase 5b, this section has an 8tph service. However, it is planned to be increased to 12tph in phase 5c, starting from 21st May 2023. | | As of phase 5b, this section has an 8tph service. However, it is planned to be increased to 12tph in phase 5c, starting from 21st May 2023. |
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| ===Heathrow section===
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| 11 miles and 10 chains from London Paddington on the GWML, the GWML splits off at the Airport Junction to form the Heathrow section, also known as the Heathrow tunnels. (Note that the junction may sometimes be incorrectly referred to as Heathrow Junction, which is incorrect because that was the name of a short-lived station around the Airport Junction area.) This section opened in 1998 with [[Heathrow T2&3]] and [[Heathrow T4]] stations, with [[Heathrow T5]] not being added until it was complete in 2008.
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| This section was operated by Heathrow Connect before TfL Rail took over its services in December 2018. However, Heathrow Express continues to run here.
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| * Heathrow T2&3
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| * Heathrow T4
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| * Heathrow T5
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| Heathrow T2&3 receives a frequency of 4tph, whereas the other 2 stations receive only 2tph each. As a result, passengers going to Heathrow T4 or T5 stations are recommended to get on any Elizabeth line service to Heathrow and change at T2&3 (this can even be seen on the information screens above PSDs in the CCOS). Heathrow T5 passengers can change for [[Heathrow Express]] for free, however Heathrow T4 passengers will have to use the [[Piccadilly line]] (also free when only travelling between terminals).
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| As of 3rd September 2022, TfL has had to increase the fare to travel to Heathrow. However, this only applies to journeys starting in Zone 1 and ending at a Heathrow Terminal, therefore it is possible to use split ticketing to reduce the fare when travelling to Heathrow. This can be done either by buying two paper tickets or tapping out and back in at any station not in Zone 1 (although this will increase your journey time by at least 15 minutes).
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| ===Crossrail Core Operating Section=== | | ===Crossrail Core Operating Section=== |
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| The Crossrail Core Operating Section (or CCOS for short) started construction in 2009 with works beginning at [[Canary Wharf]], although the Crossrail Act 2008 received royal assent in 2008. It was originally planned to be open on 9th December 2018, however several delays with the project meant it instead opened on 24th May 2022, although Bond Street faced extra difficulties with its construction and was not able to open until 24th October 2022.
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| This section is usually described as [[Abbey Wood]] to [[Paddington]], however it actually covers everywhere with CBTC on the Elizabeth line, meaning it includes Westbourne Park Sidings, Stepney Green Junction up to Pudding Mill Lane portal and Abbey Wood Crossrail siding.
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| The current stations are as follows:
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| * Abbey Wood
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| * [[Woolwich]]
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| * [[Custom House]]
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| * [[Canary Wharf]]
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| * [[Whitechapel]]
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| * [[Liverpool Street]]
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| * [[Farringdon]]
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| * [[Tottenham Court Road]]
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| * [[Bond Street]]
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| * Paddington
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| Phase 5a between 24th May 2022 and 5th November 2022 saw it have a 12tph service, with a timetable that meant that Abbey Wood would see trains in multiples of 5 minutes past the hour (xx:00, xx:05, etc.), as well as no Sunday service (and no weekend service on some days). However, phase 5b decreased the service temporarily to 8tph, although RMT strikes during this period meant that the phase 5a timetable was brought back in on RMT strike days due to the links between the CCOS, GWML and GEML not being in use.
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| The CCOS also uses a different voice for automated station announcements, unlike the Atos worldline system being used in the other sections. Its timetable in here uses second resolution, meaning that the trains are timed to arrive and depart by the second. Platforms are also named A and B, which stand for Abbey Wood and Berkshire respectively.
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| Although most of the track and stations are new, Custom House and the Connaught tunnel (up to Silvertown) are reused from the old [[North London line]]. Because of this, while the rest of the CCOS has a speed limit of 60mph the Connaught Tunnel is limited to 50mph. The Connaught Tunnel also has both lines inside the same tunnel, meaning that in the event of disruption it is possible to see two trains in that tunnel at once.
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| ==Current full route== | | ==Current full route== |
