Prime Minister Gordon Brown, rail minister Lord Adonis and London mayor Boris Johnson gathered at Canary Wharf, in London Docklands, as the first foundations for a new Crossrail station were laid last week.rnMr Brown welcomed the start of the £15.9 billion cross-London rail scheme, saying: "Many people said it would never be built, but today we are celebrating a defining moment for London as Crossrail's construction gets under way."rnCrossrail, which will run from Maidenhead in Berkshire to Shenf ield in Essex, with links to Heathrow Airport and to Abbey Wood in south London, is scheduled to open in 2017.
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