CROSSRAIL BILL

KEY BENEFITS

• The Bill will give the powers necessary for the construction,maintenance and operation of Crossrail, a new east-west cross London rail link including new tunnels under central London Crossrail would operate a 24 trains-an-hour peak service in both directions through central London, carrying nearly 200 million passengers a year
• Crossrail would relieve congestion and overcrowding on the
  existing National Rail and Underground networks and significantly enhance public transport access to Heathrow Airport and allow Liverpool Street to handle more passengers to and from Stansted Airport
• Crossrail would support the continued development of London's
  primacy as a world centre for finance and business service activities, located in both the City and Docklands
• The Bills measures will include: description and authorisation of physical works, land acquisition and compulsory purchase measures; planning and heritage matters; the application of existing railways and safety legislation; temporary use of land; compensation; blight; environmental impact mitigation and other miscellaneous matters.

TERRITORIAL EXTENT

• This is a hybrid Bill, which only applies to affected areas of
  England.

COMMENTS:

If you have any comments on the proposals you can email them to:

enquiry.service@odpm-dft.gsi.gov.uk