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Amended services to / from / via London Paddington on Sunday 14 September  

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Engineering work details

Starts Sunday 14 September 2025 to Sunday 14 September 2025

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Route(s) affected

Elizabeth line between Abbey Wood and Heathrow Terminal 4 / Maidenhead / Reading, between Shenfield and Heathrow Terminal 4, and between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington / Heathrow Terminal 4 / Maidenhead / Reading

All Great Western Railway services to / from London Paddington

Heathrow Express between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5

Description

Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington, closing some lines.

Elizabeth line:

Trains that usually run between Abbey Wood and Maidenhead will run between Abbey Wood and London Paddington (Elizabeth line platforms) only.

The following stations will have a reduced service of 2 trains per hour:

  • Maidenhead

  • Burnham

  • Slough

  • Langley

  • West Drayton

  • Heathrow Terminal 4

The following stations will have a reduced service of 6 trains per hour:

  • Hayes & Harlington

  • Southall

  • Ealing Broadway

The following stations will have no train service:

  • Acton Main Line

  • Hanwell

  • West Ealing

For these stations, you should instead use London Underground services from nearby London Underground stations.

Great Western Railway:

Long distance services:

An amended and slightly reduced service will run, with long distance services to / from London Paddington will be retimed to depart up to 8 minutes earlier than usual and arrive a few minutes later than normal.

Local services:

Most trains between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway terminate / start from Reading.

Heathrow Express:

An amended Heathrow Express service will be in place between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5. The following timetable will be in place:

From London Paddington to Heathrow Terminal 5:

  • A normal service every 15 minutes until 09:55

  • Then at 10:25 and every 30 minutes until 22:55

  • Then at 23:10 and last train at 23:25

  • (An additional shuttle service will run at 22:57 from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 to Heathrow Terminal 5)

From Heathrow Terminal 5 to London Paddington:

  • A normal service every 15 minutes until 08:57, also at 09:15, 09:27 and 09:44

  • Then at 10:01 and every 30 minutes until 22:31

  • Then at 22:57, 23:12, 23:27, 23:42 and last train at 23:57

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