Britian's Queen Elizabeth II, departs following a royal visit to the construction site of the new Bond Street Crossrail Station in central London, Tuesday Feb. 23, 2016. The Queen toured the Crossrail project which will provide new links through new tunnels under Central London, opening in 2018, (Dominic Lipinski / PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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LONDON (AP) - A new rail line under London is to be named in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.
Developers say the project known as Crosssrail will be named the Elizabeth Line when it opens in December 2018. When it is finished, the line will run for more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) from east to west, including a 13-mile (21-kilometer) underground stretch through London.
The monarch, who turns 90 in April, unveiled a sign with the purple "Elizabeth Line" logo on a visit to a Crossrail tunnel on Tuesday.
Several London transit lines already have royal connections. The Jubilee subway line was named in honor of Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee marking 25 years on the throne in 1977, while the Victoria Line and Victoria railway station are named after Queen Victoria.
Britian's Queen Elizabeth II, centre, talks to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, left, and Mayor of London Boris Johnson, centre, during a royal visit to the construction site of the new Bond Street Crossrail Station in central London, Tuesday Feb. 23, 2016. The Queen is scheduled to tour the Crossrail project which will provide new links through new tunnels under Central London, opening in 2018, (Dominic Lipinski / PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II holds a commemorative plaque given to her by Crossrail workers after she formally unveiled the new Crossrail roundel sign for the "Elizabeth Line" which will open for passengers from December 2018. The Queen visited the site of the new Crossrail Bond street station in central London which is still under construction. (Richard Pohle/pool via AP)
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II holds a commemorative plaque given to her by Crossrail workers after she formally unveiled the new Crossrail roundel sign for the "Elizabeth Line" which will open for passengers from December 2018. The Queen visited the site of the new Crossrail Bond street station in central London which is still under construction. (Richard Pohle/pool via AP)
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The Queen stands with Mike Brown the London transport commissioner at the tunnel entrance to one of the new platforms of the new Crossrail Bond street station which is still under construction Tuesday Feb. 23, 2016. The Queen unveiled the roundel sign for the "Elizabeth Line" which will open for passengers from December 2018. (Richard Pohle/pool via AP)
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II formally unveils the new Crossrail roundel sign for the "Elizabeth Line" which will open for passengers from December 2018. The Queen visited the site of the new Crossrail Bond street station in central London which is still under construction. (Richard Pohle/pool via AP)
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