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New Tube map with the Elizabeth Line on it released by TfL showing how the London Underground network will look when it opens next year

A NEW Tube map has been released showing how the London Underground network will look when the Elizabeth line opens next year.

The purple line launches in December 2018 and will operate from Heathrow Airport in the west to Shenfield in the east - and is one of the most significant updates to the map in decades.

The updated Tube map, including the new Elizabeth line, which launches this time next year
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The updated Tube map, including the new Elizabeth line, which launches this time next yearCredit: PA:Press Association

This £14.6 billion Crossrail project,  funded by the Department for Transport and Transport for London (TfL), will involve 15 trains per hour running through new tunnels built under the capital.

Direct services will operate from Reading and Heathrow Airport to Abbey Wood and Shenfield when the line fully opens in December 2019.

It will serve 200 million passengers each year and boost rail capacity in the centre of the city by 10 per cent, according to TfL.

London mayor Sadiq Khan, said: "It's truly exciting that in only a year London will see the opening of one of the biggest new transport projects in a generation.

The full Elizabeth line route opens in 2019 and these are all the stations it will run through
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The full Elizabeth line route opens in 2019 and these are all the stations it will run throughCredit: TFL
Engineers can be seen working on track at Farringdon station in central London ahead of the opening of the new Elizabeth line next year
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Engineers can be seen working on track at Farringdon station in central London ahead of the opening of the new Elizabeth line next yearCredit: PA:Press Association
New escalators at Farringdon station as part of the £14.6 billion Crossrail project, funded by the Department for Transport and Transport for London (TfL)
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New escalators at Farringdon station as part of the £14.6 billion Crossrail project, funded by the Department for Transport and Transport for London (TfL)Credit: PA:Press Association

"The new map being unveiled shows how the first phase of the Elizabeth line will connect to key parts of the transport network in the heart of central London, substantially reducing congestion on other key Tube lines as London's population grows."

Elizabeth line trains will feature walk-through and air-conditioned carriages with live transport information and free wi-fi.

All 41 stations will be step-free from street to platform.

The inclusion of the purple line is one of the most significant updates to the map in decades
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The inclusion of the purple line is one of the most significant updates to the map in decadesCredit: PA:Press Association

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Rail minister Paul Maynard said: "Seeing the Elizabeth line on the Tube map for the very first time is exciting confirmation that we are closer than ever to delivering a transformative change in London's rail network.

"That means better, faster journeys for over half a million passengers per day, as well as offering new connections that will link people to Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton."

London transport commissioner Mike Brown added: "Our customers will soon benefit from the most significant increase in central London's public transport capacity for decades."

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