Elizabeth Line could see more trains on tracks to cope with rising demand

The Elizabeth Line - which connects Essex to the rest of London - could see more trains on its tracks to cope with rising demand for the new line. It comes after Altsom - the UK & Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains and train services - made the grand revelation via X.

Their tweet read: “We are now in a period of intense discussions with the UK Government and Transport for London about a potential train order for the Elizabeth line, given the levels of passenger demand. This could help secure the future of our Derby Litchurch Lane site.”

It continued: “All parties have agreed to conclude discussions as soon as possible - and no later than the end of May. We will be making no further comment at this time.“, MyLondon reports.

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The Elizabeth Line, which runs from Brentwood and Shenfield in Essex, cost around £19 billion to build and runs between Reading in the west and Shenfield to the east. There is also a branch for Heathrow Airport, and Abbey Wood south of the river. Between April 1 2022 and March 31 last year 92.5 per cent of trains arrived at their destination within five minutes of their scheduled arrival time.

And 90 per cent of trains arrived at their destination within three minutes of their scheduled arrival time, and a solid 83.1 per cent of services within one minute. The new service also has a good conversion rate of customer complaints being addressed.

In 2022 and 2023 TfL received 971 customer complaints regarding the line. Of these, 97 per cent were closed within 20 working days.