By Ilaria Grasso Macola
Bond Street’s Elizabeth line station will open on 24 October, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.
The step-free station will accommodate 140,000 daily passengers, relieving congestion from Oxford Street and giving a boost to London’s fashion district.
Trains will initially run every five minutes, with no service taking place on Sunday 30 October.
But starting the following week, services will increase to three to four minutes, Monday to Sunday.
“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,” said TfL’s commissioner Andy Byford.
Byford made the headlines last week when he announced he will step down at the end of October, after more than two years at the network’s helm.
“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,” Byford added.
TfL announced in late August that direct services from Reading, Heathrow and Shenfield will open on 6 November.
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