Crossrail
Timeline
Before the main tunnels under central London are opened, it is planned to transfer passenger operations on the outer branches of the Crossrail system to TfL for inclusion in the Crossrail concession.

Crossrail

Section Title: Timeline
Table Section Text: Before the main tunnels under central London are opened, it is planned to transfer passenger operations on the outer branches of the Crossrail system to TfL for inclusion in the Crossrail concession.

Stage	Map	Date	Notes	Status

0	Map of the first phase of Crossrail 2015	May 2015	Existing "metro" service between Liverpool Street (main line station) and Shenfield transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia to TfL Rail

1	British Rail Class 345	June 2017 -	New Class 345 trains phased into service

2	Map of the 2nd phase of Crossrail in 2018	20 May 2018	Existing service between Paddington (main line station) and Heathrow Terminal 4 transferred from Heathrow Connect, and existing shuttle service between Heathrow Central and Heathrow Terminal 4 transferred from Heathrow Express, both to TfL Rail

3	Map of Crossrail with Reading section	December 2019	Services between Paddington and Reading transferred from Great Western to TfL Rail, operating up to 4tph

4	Map of the 3rd phase of Crossrail 2018	2020/21	Services between Paddington (Elizabeth line station) and Abbey Wood begin; this section and existing TfL Rail routes rebranded as the Elizabeth line

5	Map of the 4th phase of Crossrail 2019	Unknown	Elizabeth line services between Paddington and Shenfield via Liverpool Street (Elizabeth line station) begin

6	Map of the 5th phase of Crossrail 2019	Unknown	Full route opens, linking Abbey Wood and Shenfield to Heathrow Airport via Paddington, and existing services between Reading and Paddington transferred to Elizabeth line and extended to Abbey Wood and Shenfield

Sentence(s)

Crossrail will operate using the new Class 345 trains.

final_sentence: Crossrail will operate using the new Class 345 trains.