24.04.17
Crossrail unveils striking ceiling images at Farringdon and Liverpool Street stations
Crossrail has this week completed work on the architectural ceilings at the Farringdon and Liverpool Street Elizabeth Line stations and released a number of striking images of the work that has been done to the two stations.
At Farringdon, over 100 diamond-shaped concrete segments were pieced together to create a lattice roof which was inspired by the historic Hatton Garden jewellery quarter opposite the station.
The ceiling spans 25 metres wide and the concrete weighs over 360 tonnes. It is being suspended from above to create what Crossrail describe as a “memorable cathedral-like entrance that will welcome passengers travelling down to the new Elizabeth Line platforms from the western ticket hall”.
At Liverpool Street, the ticket halls at either end of the station boast grooved angled ceilings that have been designed to create a sense of space, and are meant to reflect the aesthetic of pinstripe suits worn by City workers.
The precast concrete segments are made up of 825 structural components that form the Custom House Elizabeth Line station.
When it is completed, the Elizabeth Line will carry 200 million passengers per year and boost the capacity of central London’s rail network by 10%.
Today’s news follows an announcement by Network Rail at the end of March that important electrification work had been completed on a 12-mile stretch of railway between Maidenhead and Stockley Junction.
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