East London Line Extension (ELLX), United Kingdom

Key Data:

Location

London, UK

Name

East London Line Extension (ELLX)

Population Served

35.4 million annually

Estimated Investment

£1bn - Phase 1
£75m - Phase 2

Opening Date

Phase 1 - 23 May 2010
Phase 2 - May 2012

Length

14km (Phase 1)
2.5km (Phase 2)

Rolling Stock

23 new four-car Class 378/1 Capitalstar

Manufacturer

Bombardier

Contractors

Balfour Beatty and Carillion joint venture (BB/C JV)

Sub-Contractors

Taylor Woodrow, Carillion
Programme manager: Parsons Brinckerhoff
Technical advisor: Mott MacDonald