London's newest underground railway to be named after the Queen

London's newest underground railway is to be named after the Queen, it was revealed today.

The £15bn Crossrail project will be known as the Elizabeth Line when it opens in 2018.

The announcement was made by London mayor Boris Johnson during an official visit by the Queen to a Crossrail site at Bond Street.

Crossrail will link Shenfield in Essex and Reading in Berkshire with additional Spurs to Heathrow Airport, Canary Wharf and Abbey Wood in Kent.

The Elizabeth Line is the second underground railway in London to be named after a monarch.

The Victoria Line from Brixton to Walthamstow opened in 1968.

The Jubilee Line from Stanmore to Charing Cross was known as the Fleet Line but was renamed when it opened in 1979 in honour of the Queen's 1977 silver jubilee.