Amended service to / from London Paddington from Friday 18 to Monday 21 April 

Route(s) affected

Elizabeth line between Shenfield and Heathrow Airport, and also between Abbey Wood and Heathrow Airport / Maidenhead / Reading

All Great Western Railway routes to / from London Paddington

All Heathrow Express routes to / from London Paddington

Description

Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway, closing 2 out of 4 lines.

Elizabeth line:

Friday to Monday:

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

Maidenhead, Burnham, Slough, Langley, West Drayton, Heathrow Terminal 4 will have a reduced service of 2 trains per hour.

Hayes & Harlington, Southall and Ealing Broadway will have a reduced service of 6 trains per hour.

Trains that run to / from Reading will now call at Iver.

No trains will call at Acton Main Line, Hanwell or West Ealing.

Great Western Railway:

An amended and reduced service will run to / from London Paddington from Friday to Monday.

Friday:

• London Paddington - Swansea / Carmarthen: Hourly service, with most trains departing London Paddington 11 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads / Weston-super-Mare / Taunton and beyond: Some services amended, departing London Paddington 2 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Exeter St Davids / Paignton / Plymouth / Penzance: May depart London Paddington up to 5 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Cheltenham Spa: Most trains will run between Swindon and Cheltenham Spa

• London Paddington - Newbury: Most trains will run between Reading and Newbury

• London Paddington - Oxford: Most trains during the day will run between Reading and Oxford only

• London Paddington - Worcester / Great Malvern / Hereford: Depart London Paddington up to 7 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Didcot Parkway: Reduced to hourly 'stopping' service and will operate between Reading and Didcot Parkway only

• London Paddington - Reading / Swindon / Bristol Parkway: Hourly service and trains will also call at Slough, Maidenhead and Twyford

• London Paddington - Greenford: All services will operate between West Ealing and Greenford

Saturday:

• London Paddington - Swansea / Carmarthen: Slight reduction in services, with most trains departing London Paddington 11 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads / Weston-super-Mare / Taunton and beyond: Some services amended, departing London Paddington 2 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Exeter St Davids / Paignton / Plymouth / Penzance: May depart London Paddington earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Cheltenham Spa: Most trains will run between Swindon and Cheltenham Spa

• London Paddington - Newbury: Most trains will run between Reading and Newbury

• London Paddington - Oxford: Most trains during the day will run between Reading and Oxford only

• London Paddington - Worcester / Great Malvern / Hereford: Depart London Paddington earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Didcot Parkway: Reduced to hourly 'stopping' service and will operate between Reading and Didcot Parkway only

• London Paddington - Reading / Swindon: Hourly service and trains will also call at Slough, Maidenhead and Twyford

Sunday:

Please note additional changes may apply before 09:20 - check before you travel.

• London Paddington - Swansea / Carmarthen: Most trains will depart London Paddington 8 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads / Weston-super-Mare / Taunton and beyond: Services will be reduced and will mostly operate between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads only. Most will depart 2 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Exeter St Davids / Paignton / Plymouth / Penzance: May depart London Paddington up to 6 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Oxford: Most fast trains will not run

• London Paddington - Worcester / Great Malvern / Hereford: Depart London Paddington earlier than normal and will not call at Radley

• London Paddington - Didcot Parkway: Will operate between Reading and Didcot Parkway only

• London Paddington - Swindon: Hourly service and trains will also call at Slough, Maidenhead and Twyford

Monday:

• London Paddington - Swansea / Carmarthen: Hourly service, with most trains departing London Paddington 11 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads / Weston-super-Mare / Taunton and beyond: Most trains will depart London Paddington 2 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Exeter St Davids / Paignton / Plymouth / Penzance: Most trains will depart London Paddington up to 5 minutes earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Cheltenham Spa: Most trains will run between Swindon and Cheltenham Spa

• London Paddington - Newbury: Trains will run between Reading and Newbury

• London Paddington - Oxford: Most trains during the day will run between Reading and Oxford only

• London Paddington - Worcester / Great Malvern / Hereford: Depart London Paddington earlier than normal

• London Paddington - Didcot Parkway: Half-hourly 'stopping' service between Reading and Didcot Parkway only

• London Paddington - Reading / Swindon / Bristol Parkway: Hourly service and trains will also call at Slough, Maidenhead and Twyford

• London Paddington - Greenford: All services will operate between West Ealing and Greenford

Heathrow Express:

Friday to Monday:

A reduced service of one train every 30 minutes will operate between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport in both directions for most of the day.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner