Crossrail submits Bond Street plans

  Crossrail today submitted plans containing detailed designs for a £300m redevelopment of Bond Street tube station to Westminster City Council.   The new Crossrail station will be integrated with the existing tube station to form a combined station that will stretch from Hanover Square to Oxford Street.   The new Crossrail station and an upgraded tube station will transform the Bond Street area and act as a catalyst for further investment securing the West End’s position as a premier shopping and entertainment destination and major employment centre.      The new Crossrail station, designed by architects John McAslan and Partners, will have entrances and ticket halls at Davies Street and Hanover Square.   More than 155,000 passengers use the tube station daily and with the arrival of Crossrail in 2018, passenger numbers are expected to increase to 225,000.   Main construction for Bond Street Crossrail station is due to get underway in 2011.   Crossrail will cut journey times from the West End to many destinations, in some cases reducing them by half.   Passengers will be able to reach Heathrow in 31 minutes, Canary Wharf in 12 minutes and Paddington in just 2 minutes. The Crossrail service at Bond Street station will be 24 trains per hour in each direction at peak times.   Nick.whitten@estatesgazette.com   To access all EGi news stories and commercial property data sign up for a free trial today, or visit the subscription options page to find out more.