Broadgate - at the heart of crossrail

In early 2010, works begain on the construction of Crossrail's Liverpool Street Station.

High speed train
New high-frequency trains will have capacity for more than 1,500 passengers
Crossrail sign

Crossrail, which is due to open in 2017, will provide new, high-frequency, convenient and accessible rail links for London and the South East. It will make travelling to Broadgate easier and quicker, as well as reducing crowding on the transport network.

We are working with Crossrail and our occupiers, such as UBS, to manage the impacts of this huge civil engineering project on businesses and people based at Broadgate. Two new ticket halls at Moorgate and in Liverpool Street and new underground platforms will be constructed for Crossrail services beginning in 2017. During construction, a temporary worksite will be located in Finsbury Circus Gardens.

Liverpool Street sign

In 2011, a temporary shaft will be sunk at the southern end of the Crossrail worksite for the underground construction of the platform tunnels and cross-passages. This work will continue until 2014 when the tunnel boring machines arrive. In 2016, the restoration programme will begin, before Crossrail Liverpool Street opens in 2017.

British Land’s efforts helped to ensure that an additional ticket hall was agreed for Liverpool Street Station, benefiting the 35,000 people who will be working in the Broadgate area, as well as those based in the surrounding areas of the City.

Please contact the Crossrail Helpdesk on 0345 602 3813 if you have any enquiries. They can be reached 24 hours a day, 7-days a week, or by email to: helpdesk@crossrail.co.uk.

New Crossrail Services

  • 24 trains an hour in each direction in the peak through central London
  • New high-capacity, high-frequency trains, each with capacity for more than 1,500 passengers
  • Easier journeys and more connections
  • Reduced journey times: Liverpool Street to Tottenham Court Road in five minutes, to Stratford in eight minutes and to Heathrow in 35 minutes.

New Liverpool Street Station

  • Two new ticket halls at Liverpool Street and Moorgate
  • Connecting the City with Heathrow, Canary Wharf and the West End
  • Connections to London Underground’s Northern, Central, Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines, as well as National Rail services, including Stansted Express from Liverpool Street.