London’s $15 Billion Crossrail Line Delayed Until Late 2019

Source: Travel News

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Employees inspect a section of Crossrail track in a tunnel near Whitechapel station in London. Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg

Skift Take: A nine-month delay for additional safety tests is understandable for a project of this magnitude. The faster and less costly links to London’s main airport Heathrow will lift tourism as long as Crossrail provides frequent service to the airport's busiest terminal, Terminal 5.

— Sean O’Neill

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London’s Billion Crossrail Line Delayed Until Late 2019