Crossrail station designers named

The line-up of architects who will design new central London stations for Crossrail has been announced.

Crossrail managers had faced rumours that the £16 billon project could be cancelled if the Conservatives won the next General Election, but today they announced the full list of engineers and architects in a bid to end questions about the project's future.

When completed, Crossrail will stretch from Maidenhead to Shenfield and Abbey Wood, linking Heathrow with Oxford Street and Canary Wharf.

The Crossrail Paddington station will be designed by Scott Wilson and Weston Williamson, Bond Street by WSP and John McAslan & Partners and Tottenham Court Road by Arup and Atkins with engineer Hawkins Brown.

Scott Wilson will also work on Farringdon with Aedas, while engineers Mott MacDonald and architects Wilkinson Eyre will design Liverpool Street.