Elizabeth line: First look at Tottenham Court Road Station | Hidden London Hangouts (S04E15) 

I love those ads tunnels very futuristic

Thought the same as Alex with the red colour at the Underground station end, as it reminded be of the mosiac too! The curve of the platforms definitely looks truly amazing! Really cannot wait to see these in person, extremely excited!

Great Video. Tottenham Court Road Crossrail station is massive. I like the curved platforms. you can see all the great work that has gone into building the station. very classy just like that area of London. well presented as always thank you.

I’m loving seeing all the architecture of these stations.

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Interesting to see the differences between these purple line stations, & loved your cat's cameo, Chris.

Thank you for showing us special access to these new awesome stations. Your a fabulous team bringing us so much pleasure, each one of you brings something unique to the hangouts. As far as Grundies Undies are concerned. How about a range of underwear with roundals on? Could be a new designer brand....Brief Encounter!. Keep up the good work guys. A big thumbs up from me.

Enjoying the Hangouts, especially the Elizabeth line. I met Laura briefly at the end of Swanage platform. Keep up the good work, very entertaining.

PS: I almost forgot to mention that 4th of December was Saint Barbara’s day who is patron of miners so a special episode for me and for all tunnel engineers! Cheers 🍻

Once again, great vid! Love being on the live chat, for a change got great exchange with Siddy and Chris … your turn next, Laura! The big spaces in these new stations still remind me of the empty equipment floors in old telephone exchanges such as Baynard House, Mondial House and Burne House … and my memory is from 20 years ago, too!

I am loving the new season and episodes about Crossrail/Elizabeth line guys. Just keep them coming 😃 I worked both on the TCR LU station upgrade and Crossrail tunnels between Farringdon and Bond Street but not on TCR Crossrail station which looks awesome and rich in details and very sexy curves 😉 congrats! You guys are awesome 👏🏻😄

Would be awesome to meet you all, just loving the series so far! Proper transport geek

Enjoyable, liked the angle and height of both sets of escalators, no need for a man with a wooden leg 🦵, would liked to have seen behind those doors into what might become Crossrail 2 at some stage.

Wow what a transformation! I have very fond memories of the Soho area too Alex, cant wait to see the new Dean St tickethall!

I've been amusing myself trying to work out whether, if Mr Grundon had been there, he would have preferred the straight platform or the bent platform ;)

I’ve just watched your live Oval video which I loved but I am now so loving the brand new stations such as TCR Crossrail station. I was at Whitechapel two weeks ago, amazing.

It's interesting to see these new stations and how they combine shared features and individual ones, and also how much effort goes into designing and constructing them. The combination of shared and individual features (also the mixture of mined and box constructions) reminds me of the Jubilee line extension stations and I wonder whether the Elizabeth line design ethos was influenced by that at all. (But of course these ones are on a larger scale and have a more luxurious feel to them.)

Can Chris give us any insight into Bond Street and what chalanges they have faced in construction that caused it to be behind the other stations?

What an incredibly gorgeous station, it’s like a fancy nightclub, but we’re all on the list! I also immediately got the York Road vibes as soon as I saw the four curvy tunnels joining together. At 19:51, there is a very similar shot of the four of you standing under the arches at York Road. Are there any other old stations that had were given that kind of architecture? I can’t think of any.

I loved it when Siddy was like it's got curves baby haha. Best quote ever.

Is there space for another future escalator on the right as you go down? Very wide shelf.

DORSETGUY1) Hi team this is number 1 station for me so many fantastic shapes and colours to see, so love that curved platform and amazing lights. HAPPY CHRISTMAS TIME TEAM 💖💖🎄

These reports are great. I particularly note how you react to the artwork and design features at the Liz Line stations you've done so far (Farringdon, Paddington and TCR ). Are you going to have a vote ( or competition open to the public ) to decide on which of the ten new stations is the best? Could be fun because the ones that you've featured so far have all been awesome in their own ways. My personal Fav of the three we've seen so far is Paddington, followed by Farringdon, followed by TCR. However, if the whole of TCR was like the black/dark-decorated part ( not the red/white part ), it would def be the best.

If only that the Elizabeth Line would of opened in December 2018. I was getting excited to see it open. But now it’s expected to open from early/mid next year. And I bet Geoff Marshall is watching it 😂

How are some of the light bulbs (or whatever they are called!) changed when faulty - the lights at the box part of the station for instance at Tottenham Court Road look quite high?

The pedantic question: Given that Crossrail was rebranded to "Elizabeth Line" where does that leave Crossrail Place at Canary Wharf? Does it need to be changed to Elizabeth Place.

Why, given so much space with the long platform, are there so few seats on the platform? It looks a long walk from the surface so a seat would be nice.

Unfortunately a last minute conflict means it's the replay for me this week...

quick question, the ceiling lights as you come into the station are arranged in a distinct pattern, do they mirror the soho area too?

20:31 I thought Crossrail 2 was cancelled? Or is it in case it's "un-cancelled"?

The gate line seems very small compared to the station. Especially as the ticket hall around the escalators is so big. Seems out of proportion.

its on dean street if u lot are interested

What name for crossrail 2 will be called Charles line after king will run on 3 rail ?

I'll be on the late night replay as well, as soon as I can work my way around the tube strike.

Elizabeth line is not london underground tube its crossrail national rail?

21:30 OK, right. I'll play. What are the secret square tiled areas to either side of the presenters?

Fascinating, but to be honest I think most don't take notice of it, as we all just want to get from one place to another. I now find the new architecture of the Underground so boring, compared to many stations that were built and still exist with real architecture and feeling

It’s opened today I heard

Totem thicket, surely?

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