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Amended services to / from London Paddington on Sunday 15 March 

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Engineering work details

Starts Sunday 15 March 2026 to Sunday 15 March 2026

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Route(s) affected

All Elizabeth line services to / from / via London Paddington

All Great Western Railway services to / from London Paddington

All Heathrow Express services to / from London Paddington

Description

Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway, closing all lines.

Elizabeth line:

Until 07:40:

Services to / from Heathrow stations / Reading will run between Ealing Broadway and Heathrow stations / Reading 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 Ealing Broadway:

  • London Buses

  • London Underground

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.

Great Western Railway:

Long distance:

Trains will be amended to run up to 30 minutes earlier or later than usual.

Local services:

Trains between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway will be retimed to run a few minutes earlier or later than usual.

Additionally:

  • The 06:20 Reading to London Paddington service will be amended to start at 06:38 and run later than usual throughout

  • The 06:38 London Paddington to Reading service will start from Ealing Broadway. You can use London Underground services between central London and Ealing Broadway to complete your journey

Heathrow Express:

No trains will run between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5 before 07:25.

Between 07:25 and 09:55, trains will run between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5 every 15 minutes.

After 09:55, trains will run between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5 every 30 minutes.

Check before you travel:

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

You can plan your journey on London Buses / London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

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