December 2015
Crossrail Liverpool Street Station Update
Thank you for your patience in 2015 while we have been building the
Crossrail Liverpool Street station. Progress on site is as follows:
Broadgate Ticket Hall box excavation complete
We have completed the excavation of the ticket hall box down to almost
25 metres below street level and have started to pour the base slab of
the ticket hall. We have almost completed the escalator incline inside the
ticket hall structure. We have begun the breaking out of the passageway
below Old Broad Street which will link the Crossrail ticket hall to the
London Underground station. This work will be completed in Spring
2016, after which Old Broad Street and the Liverpool Street bus station
will reopen.
• Crossrail Liverpool Street
worksites closed from 23
December – 4 January
Topping-out the of the Blomfield ventilation shaft
On 18 December we topped-out the structure which will house the
ventilation, mechanical and electrical equipment and emergency access
for the future Crossrail Liverpool Street Station. The building known as
the Blomfield Box is some 70 metres high (or 15 storeys) in total making it one of the tallest structures on Crossrail. 30 metres or 5
storeys of the structure is above street level. The new building
incorporates over 2,500 tonnes of steel and more than 7,000 m³ of
concrete. An innovative block-work system which contains the structural
elements has been used so no lintels or beams are required.
The installation of the cable management systems has already started
and the Laing O’Rourke team is working towards completing the shaft
and handing it over for final fitting-out at the end of 2016.
The Laing O’Rourke team on top of the
Blomfield Box
Station Tunnels
Sprayed concrete lining works in the westbound platform tunnel, running
under Finsbury Circus, are now complete and on 14 December this
section was handed over from the station tunnels contractor BBMV to
the eastern running tunnels contractor DSJV to begin first stage
concrete works. Sprayed concrete lining works continue on the
eastbound platform tunnel and Northern line link. Excavation of the
escalator shaft between the station platforms and the Broadgate ticket
hall, will resume in January using the uphill excavator. Also in January,
works to construct an access passage off the Moorgate shaft, which will
form a walkway to one of the passenger escalators, will commence
along with associated ground protection works.
Moorgate Ticket Hall
At Moorgate station the ‘stage one’ ticket hall structural works, south of
the old ticket hall, are complete. We have now removed the old ticket
hall roof and commenced the demolition of the Moorfields Highwalk
escalator and stairs. Last week we began the installation of the new
precast architectural roof panels over the combined ticket hall.
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The lined westbound platform tunnel
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About Crossrail
Crossrail is Europe’s largest construction project,
delivering a new railway for London and the
South East.
When the service opens Crossrail trains will travel
from Reading and Heathrow in the west to
Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east via new
twin tunnels under central London. It will link
Heathrow Airport, the West End, the City of
London and Canary Wharf.
City of London Community Liaison Panel
Crossrail runs a community liaison panel for
each central London station to keep local
community representatives informed of
progress and plans. If you would like further
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