Elizabeth line: Opening date for Bond Street Station announced

The Elizabeth’s line Bond Street station is set to open within weeks, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.

With entrances at Hanover Square and Davies Street, the final Elizabeth line station will provide a new link to one of the busiest shopping districts in the UK.

And it will open to the public next month - on Monday, October 24.

The station will also relieve congestion at Oxford Circus and make the area more accessible with step-free provision - boosting the West End in time for the Christmas shopping season.

The station will accommodate nearly 140,000 Elizabeth line passengers daily, contributing to an overall station capacity of 225,000 across the Jubilee, Central and Elizabeth lines.

Bond Street will start with a train service every five minutes and from Sunday, November 6, trains will run every three to four minutes, seven days a week.

From that date passengers heading for the West End from Heathrow, Reading and Shenfield will be able to get a direct train to Bond Street without having to change at Paddington or Liverpool Street.

Andy Byford, London’s transport commissioner, described the new station as the "jewel in the crown of the West End’s transport provision".

Mr Byford, who recently announced his resignation as TfL’s chief said: “When we opened the brilliant central section of the Elizabeth line earlier this year, I promised that Bond Street station would open this autumn and I am extremely pleased that Londoners and visitors will be able to use this magnificent station from October 24.

“Bond Street was of course the station site that Her Majesty the Queen visited during construction in 2016 to mark the renaming of the railway in her honour.

“It was also our honour that Her Majesty graced us with her presence earlier this year to mark the completion of the railway.

“The new Elizabeth line station at Bond Street will be the jewel in the crown of the West End’s transport provision.”

Mayor Sadiq Khan said: “The latest stunning addition to this transformational line will give Londoners and tourists quick and direct access to the heart of London’s West End.

“Millions have already travelled on the Elizabeth line, and the opening of a station at Bond Street will help draw people back on to our world-class public transport network, encourage people to make the most of the capital and support businesses across the city.

“It will also provide a new link to one of the busiest shopping districts in Europe as retailers anticipate the ‘golden quarter’ ahead of the festive period.”

Transport minister Katherine Fletcher said: “In just a few short months, the Elizabeth line has already established itself as a staple of London’s transport network by delivering more than 45 million journeys and creating 55,000 jobs.

“The opening of Bond Street station next month is set to cement its status even further, enabling over 140,000 people to access one of the UK’s biggest shopping areas and the heart of the legendary West End, adding an expected £42 billion to the UK economy over the coming decades.”