Farringdon Station Built by BAM Ferrovial Kier, First Central London Elizabeth Line Station Handed Over by Crossrail to TfL

• Farringdon was the first central London project team to reach Stage Completion 3 (SC3) and T-12 status, which means it was 12 weeks away from being handed over to the infrastructure manager, Transport for London

Crossrail has handed over the Farringdon Elizabeth line station, built by the BAM, Ferrovial, Kier joint venture (Team BFK), to Transport for London (TfL), making it the first central London station to reach handover.

This news follows a number of firsts for the BFK project team. Farringdon was the first central London project team to reach Stage Completion 3 (SC3) and T-12 status, which means it was 12 weeks away from being handed over to the infrastructure manager, Transport for London. It was also the first and only Elizabeth line station to achieve the BREEAM excellent accreditation in its post-construction review. It achieved this for its dedication to the environment and social sustainability through the design and construction stages.

Throughout the delivery of Farringdon station, there were 82 apprentices and 10,000 people were inducted into Team BFK. The project team showed continued enthusiasm and commitment to innovation, as well as using new build techniques. This commitment resulted in a number of awards and was demonstrated in the team’s dedication to implementing BIM across the project.