Improving connectivity

Improving connectivity was one of Crossrail's main objectives. When the railway is fully open and all services are running - the timing for which is not yet clear - Crossrail will provide a direct link between London's existing major employment centres, including Heathrow, the City of Westminster and the West End (Paddington and Bond Street), the City of London (Farringdon and Liverpool Street) and Canary Wharf. Crossrail has interchanges with most London Underground lines, the Docklands Light Railway, and the London Overground, as well as main-line stations including Stratford, Woolwich, Paddington and a number of stations on the Great Western and Great Eastern main lines.