London's troubled Crossrail project might need a further bailout before passengers can finally use it. The delayed £18bn railway is due to open next Summer but construction work stalled at the start of the coronavirus outbreak.

Is another bailout looming for London's £18bn railway?

Sadiq Khan told the London Assembly that he was "not sure" what impact the outbreak would have on the project.


Crossrail 'could be delayed further' because of coronavirus

A total of 19 stations were supposed to be upgraded to step-free access by the end of last year but figures show only 8 have been completed.

How Crossrail's delay is causing problems for Londoners who use a wheelchair

Rail bosses have met to discuss a new timetable for the crisis-hit project

Crossrail to finally open in summer 2021

The revised start date would make the £18.3bn scheme almost three years late and nearly £3bn over budget.

London's troubled Crossrail project set to open three years late

It comes as the board for the multi-billion pound Crossrail project finally announced a potential opening date for the rail line.

Mayor 'must shoulder more blame' for Crossrail delays and TfL crisis, says MP

The central section between Paddington and Abbey Wood will open in autumn 2019 instead of 

Crossrail delayed until Autumn 2019 meaning it will miss December 2018 date

Tunnelling work for the cross-London Crossrail project has finally been completed, here are some facts about the big build.

£14.8bn, 73 miles and that's just the start of Crossrail

Three years of tunnelling work to create the new Crossail underground railway came to an end at Farringdon.

Crossrail tunnelling complete after three years

London's mayor thinks the Chancellor will allow City Hall to levy taxes for special projects like Crossrail 2.

Property taxes could pay for Crossrail 2, claims Boris

The garden above the Canary Wharf Crossrail station is now open to the public.

At the new Crossrail station garden

London Assembly member Darren Johnson wants the mayor to impose a windfall tax.

Properties cashing in on Crossrail 'should be taxed'

A research project by Crossrail has revealed the names of more than 5,000 Londoners buried in Bedlam burial ground in Liverpool Street.

Crossrail project uncovers Bedlam burial site

The project's 1,000-tonne tunnel machine, named Elizabeth after the Queen, broke into the eastern end of Liverpool Street Crossrail station.

Crossrail workers make breakthrough beneath the City

The first train may not roll along the Crossrail route until 2018. But for some the effects could be felt long before then. 
