Crossrail Station
A new Crossrail station is being built under Eastbourne Terrace, the road running alongside the south-west side of the mainline station, and also under the adjacent taxi rank in the Departures Road (so called because it served what was originally the departures side of the station). Eastbourne Terrace was closed for this purpose for about 2 years from 12 February 2012. A new permanent taxi rank has been provided on the other side of the station, above Platform 12. Crossrail services are due to start in 2018. The new station box will be 23 metres deep and 260 metres long.
| Preceding station | Crossrail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Main Line towards Maidenhead or Heathrow Airport | Crossrail |
Bond Street towards Abbey Wood or Shenfield |
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