Crossrail Time-lapse: Construction of Moorgate access shaft

The western ticket hall for the new Crossrail station will be constructed in Moorgate and will involve enlarging the existing Moorgate Underground Station and ticket hall in Moorfields. A 42 metre deep shaft has been built next to the existing station with piles 60 metres deep and steel reinforced concrete rings to secure the permenant structure for the next 120 years. Construction of the Moorgate shaft at the new Crossrail Liverpool Street station is complete. The shaft will provide ventilation and emer