Who designed Canary Wharf Crossrail station?

developer Canary Wharf Group
Canary Wharf was the first station on the Elizabeth line to be constructed, and the first to be let as a design-and-build contract, with developer Canary Wharf Group. Innovative design and construction techniques enabled the station box to be completed four months ahead of the development programme.

When did construction start on Crossrail?

2009
The Crossrail line was first proposed in 1941. It was first proposed to Parliament in 1991 but was rejected. It was then proposed by the government as the Crossrail bill in 2005. Construction started in 2009 and, heavily delayed, the central section opened on 24 May 2022 with full completion due in 2023.

When was Canary Wharf station built?

Canary Wharf tube station

Canary Wharf
17 September 1999	Opened
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
WGS84	51.50361°N 0.01861°W

Who is the main contractor for Crossrail?

Canary Wharf Group subsidiary Canary Wharf Contractors (CWC) was the lead contractor for the design and construction of the Canary Wharf station. CWC handed over the station to Crossrail in 2015 for final fit-out and testing & commissioning.

What is the deepest Crossrail station?

Liverpool Street Elizabeth line station
Liverpool Street Elizabeth line station is the deepest of the new central London stations (34 metres below ground at platform level) and has a total of 15 escalators and seven lifts.

Why is Canary Wharf station so big?

Jubilee Park is the largest green space in Canary Wharf Believe it or not, Canary Wharfs tube station is actually the largest area of green space in Canary Wharf. The reason for this is that the entire roof of the station was landscaped, and turned into a park spanning 10,000 square meters.

How long did it take to build Crossrail?

After 35 years of planning and development, Crossrail finally broke ground on 15 May 2009 at Canary Wharf, when the Mayor and the then Transport Secretary Lord Adonis launched the first pile into the North Dock in Docklands at the site of the new Canary Wharf station.

When did construction start on the Elizabeth line?

The project was approved in 2007, and construction began in 2009 on the central section and connections to existing lines that will become part of the route, to be branded the Elizabeth line in honour of Queen Elizabeth II who opened the line on 17 May 2022 during her Platinum Jubilee.

How over budget is Crossrail?

Delayed by issues with safety testing and signalling systems, even before the onset of the pandemic, Crossrail has opened three and a half years late and more than 4 billion pounds over budget for a total cost of 18.8 billion pounds ($23.6 billion).

Why was Crossrail built?

The Crossrail project in numbers. Crossrail is among the most significant infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the UK. From improving journey times across London, to easing congestion and offering better connections, the Elizabeth line will change the way people travel around the capital.

Is Canary Wharf a failure?

It failed as a result of six factors: a recession in the London property market; competition from the City of London; poor transport links; few British tenants; complicated finances; and developer overconfidence.

Does Canary Wharf have a future?

All change at Canary Wharf Wood Wharf, towards the east of One Canada Square, is the latest expansion under way, adding nearly six million sq ft to the original estate and providing 2 million sq ft of office space and a future 390,000 sq ft of shops, restaurants and community facilities.

How deep is the Elizabeth line?

40 metres
Each tunnel is 21 kilometres/13 miles long, 6.2 metres in diameter and up to 40 metres below ground.

How long did Elizabeth line take to build?

The tunnels took three years and eight tunnel boring machines to build. More than three million tonnes of soil excavated from the tunnels were shipped to Wallasea Island in Essex to create a new RSPB wetland nature reserve.

How did they build the Elizabeth line?

Between 2012 and 2015, eight 1,000 tonne tunnelling machines bored 42km or 26 miles of new 6.2 diameter rail tunnels under London. The machines were operated by “tunnel gangs” of 20 people, working in shifts around the clock to construct the tunnels, carving out around 3.4 million tonnes of earth.

Why was Crossrail a failure?

March 2020: the pandemic leads to further delays In March 2020, Crossrail was delayed by something that nobody could have seen coming when the project was in the planning process: a global pandemic. Almost all work on the project was halted due to the arrival of Covid-19 in the UK.

What are the disadvantages of Crossrail?

We haven’t seen many negative aspects to the design yet. The only thing that we found disappointing is the fact that TfL didn’t hear our requests to include toilets on-board. Concerns about finding usable toilets are the source of a great deal of stress and anxiety for older and Disabled people when they travel.

Why is Elizabeth line not underground?

“The ‘Elizabeth line’ is in itself the full name of the new railway and the route it operates on,” said a spokesperson. “In contrast, the London Underground is the name of a separate mode of transport which operates individually named routes”.

Will Crossrail trains be air conditioned?

You recently answered that Crossrail trains will be air-conditioned.

What is the Canary Wharf Crossrail station?

The renamed Canary Wharf station will be the first Crossrail station to be constructed, and includes plans for 100,000 square feet of retail space and a roof-top park.

How much did it cost to build Canary Wharf station?

The Canary Wharf group agreed to construct the station on behalf of TFL at a fixed cost of £200m. Any delays or additional costs incurred would fall upon the group themselves.

What is Crossrail Place at Canary?

Crossrail Place is a mixed-use scheme encompassing the over-ground elements of a new station for the Crossrail project at Canary Wharf. Located in the north dock, adjacent to the HSBC tower at Canary Wharf and the residential neighbourhood of Poplar, the mixed-use scheme creates an accessible amenity between the two,…

What happened to Canary Wharf station in 2008?

In December 2008 an extra £150 million of funding from the Canary Wharf Group was announced for the station. Work was due to commence in January 2009. As part of the deal Canary Wharf Group substantially redesigned the station, incorporating a large shopping centre and a park above the platforms situated in the middle of the dock.