On 6 July, 23:51, Tristán White wrote:
Anyone know whether, when Abbey Wood becomes the terminus of
Crossrail, it will close down for any considerable length of time for
rebuilding work between now and 2018, and if so when (ie when is that
whole station going to be rebuilt?)

My guess is that it's too early to say.

Some friends of mine have just moved there and I promised I'd ask here
on their behalf as there's a lot of knowledgeable people here.

Many thanks

Tristán

I think it unlikely that Abbey Wood will close for any length of time,
maybe the odd weekend but that's about it.

Still seems a strange terminus for Crossrail though, Dartford or even
Gravesend would be more logical.

On Jul 11, 10:42*am, George wrote:
Still seems a strange terminus for Crossrail though, Dartford or even
Gravesend would be more logical.

I suspect it's purely as it's the first available station after the
river crossing where it can do so. The route is apparently safeguarded
to Gravesend, but in the interests of minimising the project (in order
to make it happen) whilst getting the big sections built (the river
crossing to interchange with the existing network for example), Abbey
Wood is where it will terminate.