Amended Elizabeth line service on Sunday 1 March
Engineering work details
Starts Sunday 01 March 2026 to Sunday 01 March 2026
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Between Reading / Heathrow Terminal 5 / Heathrow Terminal 4 and Abbey Wood, between Heathrow Terminal 5 / Heathrow Terminal 4 and Shenfield, and also between London Paddington and Gidea Park / Shenfield
Description
Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and London Liverpool Street / Abbey Wood, closing all lines before 11:00.
Before 07:40:
No trains will run between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway.
You can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Buses / London Underground services between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway.
If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey.
Between 07:40 and 11:15:
Because the low level platforms are out of use at London Paddington and London Liverpool Street, these services will be amended to run to / from the main platforms at London Paddington / London Liverpool Street (numbered platforms) instead of the Elizabeth line platforms (lettered platforms).
Therefore, the following alterations will apply:
Until 11:15, trains will run between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street (high level) only
From 07:40 until 11:00, trains will run between Reading / Heathrow Airport and London Paddington (high level) only
If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators’ services between London Paddington and London Liverpool Street / Abbey Wood:
London Underground
London Buses
Docklands Light Railway
If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey.
From 11:00:
The following amended service will operate:
2 trains per hour to / from Reading, calling additionally at Iver
2 trains per hour to / from Heathrow Terminal 5
2 trains per hour to / from Heathrow Terminal 4
Please note there will be no service at Acton Main Line, Hanwell or West Ealing.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Underground / London Buses / Docklands Light Railway by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
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