I've just noticed that Crossrail Project Bulletin 7 describes "works for the
lowering of Eastbourne Terrace and Chilworth Street". Why would they
(deliberately) lower the road over a new underground railway?

In message , John Rowland
writes

I've just noticed that Crossrail Project Bulletin 7 describes "works for the
lowering of Eastbourne Terrace and Chilworth Street". Why would they
(deliberately) lower the road over a new underground railway?

Its being lowered to match the height of the Paddington Departures road,
thus offering easier passenger access between Paddington X-rail and
Paddington mainline:

http://www.crossrail.co.uk/80256B090053AF4C/Files/informationround/$FILE/paddington_panel.pdf

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Paul Terry

"John Rowland" wrote in message
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I've just noticed that Crossrail Project Bulletin 7 describes "works for
the lowering of Eastbourne Terrace and Chilworth Street". Why would they
(deliberately) lower the road over a new underground railway?
Isn't it something to do with getting the road and pavement levels the same
outside Paddington Mainline & Crossrail stations?

Paul

Paul Terry wrote:
In message , John Rowland
writes

I've just noticed that Crossrail Project Bulletin 7 describes "works
for the lowering of Eastbourne Terrace and Chilworth Street". Why
would they (deliberately) lower the road over a new underground
railway?

Its being lowered to match the height of the Paddington Departures
road, thus offering easier passenger access between Paddington X-rail
and Paddington mainline:

http://www.crossrail.co.uk/80256B090053AF4C/Files/informationround/$FILE/paddington_panel.pdf

Thanks, Pauls, I'll try to visualise that next time I'm there.