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| Bond Street station finally opens on Elizabeth Line | Bond Street station finally opens on Elizabeth Line |
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| The last station on the Elizabeth Line opened at Bond Street | |
| The last station on the Elizabeth Line opened at Bond Street | |
| The Bond Street station on the Elizabeth Line has opened, five months after the line went into service. | The Bond Street station on the Elizabeth Line has opened, five months after the line went into service. |
| The new step-free station would "relieve congestion at Oxford Circus and make the area more accessible", Transport for London (TfL) said. | The new step-free station would "relieve congestion at Oxford Circus and make the area more accessible", Transport for London (TfL) said. |
| It can accommodate about 140,000 people a day, with entrances at Hanover Square and Davies Street. | It can accommodate about 140,000 people a day, with entrances at Hanover Square and Davies Street. |
| The Elizabeth line became operational in May but trains did not stop at Bond Street due to building work delays. | The Elizabeth line became operational in May but trains did not stop at Bond Street due to building work delays. |
| Train services will run every five minutes to begin with and although there will be no service on Sunday 30 October, from Sunday 6 November trains will run every three to four minutes, seven days a week. | Train services will run every five minutes to begin with and although there will be no service on Sunday 30 October, from Sunday 6 November trains will run every three to four minutes, seven days a week. |
| The line was named in the late Queen's honour | The line was named in the late Queen's honour |
| Passengers heading for the West End from Heathrow, Reading and Shenfield will be able to get a direct train to Bond Street without having to change at Paddington or Liverpool Street. | Passengers heading for the West End from Heathrow, Reading and Shenfield will be able to get a direct train to Bond Street without having to change at Paddington or Liverpool Street. |
| Andy Byford, London's transport commissioner, said it will be the "jewel in the crown of the West End's transport provision". | Andy Byford, London's transport commissioner, said it will be the "jewel in the crown of the West End's transport provision". |
| He added: "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." | He added: "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." |
| Mr Byford said the opening was "another huge moment for Transport for London" | Mr Byford said the opening was "another huge moment for Transport for London" |
| The station has two ticket halls and elevators to allow step-free access. | The station has two ticket halls and elevators to allow step-free access. |
| Its Hanover Square entrance leads into Medici Courtyard which will become the first public courtyard to open in Mayfair for more than a century, TfL said. | Its Hanover Square entrance leads into Medici Courtyard which will become the first public courtyard to open in Mayfair for more than a century, TfL said. |
| The line - which was named in Queen Elizabeth II's honour - was visited by the late sovereign in 2016 and again in May where she unveiled a plaque to mark its opening. | The line - which was named in Queen Elizabeth II's honour - was visited by the late sovereign in 2016 and again in May where she unveiled a plaque to mark its opening. |
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