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| Historic Astoria closes its doors | Historic Astoria closes its doors |
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| London's famous Astoria Theatre will hold a Demolition Ball later before closing its doors for good to make way for the Crossrail development. | London's famous Astoria Theatre will hold a Demolition Ball later before closing its doors for good to make way for the Crossrail development. |
| Demolition is due to begin in the coming weeks on the venue that has hosted The Rolling Stones and Nirvana. | Demolition is due to begin in the coming weeks on the venue that has hosted The Rolling Stones and Nirvana. |
| The Astoria is one of 13 buildings to be knocked down in the Tottenham Court Road area of central London. | The Astoria is one of 13 buildings to be knocked down in the Tottenham Court Road area of central London. |
| The £16bn rail development will link Maidenhead in Berkshire to Shenfield in Essex via Heathrow airport. | The £16bn rail development will link Maidenhead in Berkshire to Shenfield in Essex via Heathrow airport. |
| Long-promised | Long-promised |
| The east-west rail route has been long promised by government and is the biggest transport project in the UK since the Channel Tunnel was built. | The east-west rail route has been long promised by government and is the biggest transport project in the UK since the Channel Tunnel was built. |
| The Astoria and the other buildings were subject to compulsory purchase orders, after MPs gave final approval for the construction in July of last year. | |
| The first trains are expected to start running in 2017, 27 years after the idea was first approved in 1990 before being shelved amid cost concerns. | The first trains are expected to start running in 2017, 27 years after the idea was first approved in 1990 before being shelved amid cost concerns. |
| Building works have been under way in the busy Tottenham Court Road area for several months and when complete, the station will act as a hub for Crossrail and the London Underground. | Building works have been under way in the busy Tottenham Court Road area for several months and when complete, the station will act as a hub for Crossrail and the London Underground. |
| The station's ticket hall will become six times larger. | The station's ticket hall will become six times larger. |