First purple Elizabeth Line Tube roundels installed at stations across London

The first Elizabeth line Tube roundels have been installed at stations across the capital.

New images have been released of the purple TfL signs at Custom House, Farringdon and Tottenham Court Road stations ahead of Crossrail’s launch in December.

The line, named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, will open in phases just before Christmas with passengers set to use 10 new state of the art stations across London and the south east.

The signs, manufactured by owned A. J. Wells & Sons Ltd on the Isle of Wight, will be kept hidden from members of the public until the new stations open.

The first stage will see Paddington’s new Elizabeth Station open and link with Abbey Wood via central London.

The line will also link Paddington’s mainline station to Heathrow Terminals 2, 3, and 4 while commuters from Liverpool Street’s mainline station will be given east access to Shenfield.

According to TfL, the line will “revolutionise” the way tourists and commuters travel through central London with 24 trains per hour planned to run by May next year.

A spokesman for TfL said: “From December 2019, customers from Reading and Heathrow will be able to travel all the way through central London to the West End and the City and beyond without needing to change trains.

“By linking Berkshire and Heathrow in the west, to east London and Essex in the east, the line will transform travel across the south east, carrying over 200 million passengers every year.

“It will increase rail capacity in central London by ten per cent, reduce congestion on the London Underground, and an extra 1.5 million people will be within 45 minutes commuting distance of London’s key employment districts.”

Europe’s largest construction project is set to boost the capital’s economy by £42bn overall and create 55,000 jobs.

Val Shawcross, Deputy Mayor for Transport, said: “The installation of the roundels incorporating TfL’s iconic design shows how close we are now to the line opening, with new stations right at the heart of central London.

“The new roundels also show the huge benefits that Crossrail has provided to the economy all across the UK. With businesses involved from Exeter, Glasgow and the Isle of Wight, it shows once again that Crossrail is a project that will not just benefit Londoners, but is benefiting the whole country.”