Bright future How the new line will change the UK

1.5m

additional people will be brought within a 45-minute commute of the West End, the City and Canary Wharf

3m

tons of excavated material from the tunnels shipped to Wallasea Island in Essex to create a 1,500-acre RSPB nature reserve

38

average daily tunnelling progression in metres

90,599

new homes predicted to be built along the route

200m

passengers expected to use the line each year

£42bn

estimated boost to the British economy

29

journey time, in minutes, between Abbey Wood and Paddington