What London landmarks are purple?

Some of London's most famous landmarks including the Royal Festival Hall and Tower Bridge have been lit up in purple to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.



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It retains the familial appearance of its siblings, and uses a bold and assurant purple as its modal colour. The rationale for the selection of these colours is as follows: Elizabeth line Purple - Modal colour and the primary way of quickly identifying the Elizabeth line service across mutiple touchpoints.

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It is named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. The Elizabeth line roundel is coloured purple, with a superimposed blue bearing white text in the same style as for Underground lines. However, unlike Underground lines, the Elizabeth line roundel includes the word line.

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Perhaps the biggest and most obvious difference are the trains themselves. While the London Underground lines stock are either S7 or S8, the Elizabeth Line uses Class 345 trains. The Elizabeth Line's 345 stock are based on the Aventa similar, but improved, to that used by other British Rail trains.

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In pictures: See British and worldwide landmarks lit up stunning purple to honour the Queen
  • Liverpool's St George's Hall. ...
  • The Liver Building in Liverpool glows in regal purple. ...
  • The Empire State Building in New York went a step further lighting up in purple and gold.


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Photos: Governor Hochul Announced New York State Landmarks Lit Purple in Honor of Queen Elizabeth II
  • One World Trade Center.
  • Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.
  • Kosciuszko Bridge.
  • The H. Carl McCall SUNY Building.
  • State Education Building.
  • Alfred E. ...
  • Empire State Plaza.
  • State Fairgrounds - Main Gate & Expo Center.


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Ticket and fares Travel on the Elizabeth line costs £12.80 at all times of the day, for a journey to or from Heathrow airport, where that journey starts, ends or goes through Zone 1. Single journey tickets and Zones 1-6 Travelcards can be purchased from airport station ticket machines.

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The fares on the central section of the Elizabeth line (Paddington to Liverpool Street) are the same as the fares on London Underground in Zone 1.

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The Elizabeth Line is about half the price of a full-fare Heathrow Express ticket, but takes twice as long to reach Paddington. Trains depart every 30 minutes and it takes just 35 minutes to travel between Paddington Station and Heathrow.

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