Department for Transport written question – answered at on 19 April 2022.
Lord Crathorne
Conservative
HL7742">To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the cost of the Elizabeth Line has exceeded original forecasts.
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The original funding package agreed in the 2010 Spending Review to fund delivery of Crossrail (excluding costs for trains and depots) was £14.8 billion.
Current forecast costs for completing Crossrail are £18.9 billion. This includes Network Rail On Network Works costs for surface works but exclude costs for trains and depots.
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