Crossrail Woolwich Station
Woolwich, London, UK · 2010-2018 (opened May 2022)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchStation was not originally planned for Crossrail but was added due to local advocacy and funding. - Key catalyst for the regeneration of the Royal Arsenal area. - Demonstrated effective collaboration between architects, engineers, and contractors.
Key engineering challenges
Construction of a large underground station box as part of a major regeneration project. - Integration with existing urban fabric and future development of the Royal Arsenal site. - Complex civil engineering and MEP services, all modeled in 3D.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Crossrail Ltd
- Lead contractor
- Taylor Woodrow/BAM Nuttall
- Lead designers
- Weston Williamson (architects); Arup (technical design engineering)
- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- Station box internally measures 256m long, 26.6m wide; 56,000 passengers per hour capacity; key element in Royal Arsenal site regeneration.
- Disciplines
- Civil engineering; structural engineering; architecture; urban planning; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering
- Standards & frameworks
- Crossrail project standards; UK building and railway standards.
Sources: https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/crossrail-woolwich-station/; https://www.balfourbeatty.com/what-we-do/projects/woolwich-station-elizabeth-line-london/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolwich_railway_station; https://archello.com/project/woolwich-elizabeth-line-station; https://www.wwparchitects.com/projects/woolwich-elizabeth-line-station/; https://www.arup.com/en-us/projects/crossrail-elizabeth-line-station-technical-design/; https://www.mottmac.com/en/projects/the-elizabeth-lines-woolwich-station-unlocked-area-wide-regeneration/