New images showing progress at Tottenham Court Road have been released, highlighting the critical role played by businesses across the UK in the delivery of the Elizabeth line.

Tottenham Court Road station will be at the centre of London’s first new underground railway in a generation, which will run from Berkshire and Heathrow in the west to south east London and Essex in the east.

The Elizabeth line will redefine transport in London with quicker, easier and more accessible journeys. The large-scale infrastructure project is now in its final phases, with the new Elizabeth line trains being tested in the tunnels and the stations being fitted out with architectural finishes.

The line will open in stages from December with new state-of-the-art stations – all step-free.

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Challenging and complex

Constructing the railway has been one of the most challenging and complex infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the country.

It has needed the very best UK materials and expertise in civil engineering, design, manufacture and systems technology.

Ninety-six per cent of contracts for the Elizabeth line have been awarded to companies based within the UK, supporting the equivalent of 55,000 full-time jobs, 62% of which are outside of London.