The
last
station
to
open
on
the
Elizabeth
Line
should
welcome
passengers
on
24
October,
said
Transport
for
London.

Bond
Street
was
held
up
by
delays
to
the
construction
work,
and
although
it
has
been
available
for
emergency
evacuations
since
the
central
section
of
the
line
was
opened
in
May,
final
safety
approvals
are
still
outstanding
but
are
expected
soon.

London
Underground
will
operate
the
station,
and
it
will
be
transferred
from
Crossrail
to
LUL
shortly.

The
new
station
will
provide
access
to
the
western
end
of
Oxford
Street
as
well
as
New
Bond
Street
and
nearby
Marble
Arch.

It
will
have
two
ticket
halls,
lit
by
natural
light.
Both
entrances
feature
columns
which
are
intended
to
blur
the
line
between
interior
and
exterior
spaces
and
help
the
station
fit
into
its
surroundings
with
the
choice
of
materials: red
sandstone
at
Davies
Street,
and
pale
Portland
stone
at
Hanover
Square.

Its
daily
capacity
will
be
140,000
passengers,
and
it
will
also
provide
interchanges
with
the
Central
and
Jubilee
Lines.

Outgoing
transport
commissioner
Andy
Byford
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
24
October. 

‘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
station
at
Bond
Street
will
be
the
jewel
in
the
crown
of
the
West
End’s
transport
provision.
It
is
truly
spectacular
and
will
provide
a
highly
significant
new
link
to
one
of
the
busiest
shopping
districts
in
the
UK,
enabling
even
further
connectivity
to
jobs
and
leisure
for
people
across
London
and
the
South
East.
I
can’t
wait
to
see
people
using
this
beautiful,
spacious-step-free
station.
It
will
be
yet
another
huge
moment
for
transport
in
London
and
the
bright
future
for
city
that
lies
ahead.’

Elizabeth
Line
trains
from
Shenfield,
Heathrow
and
Reading
are
set
to
start
running
through
the
central
section
from
6
November.