Reduced late night service between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport Terminals / Reading from Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 September
Engineering work details
Starts Monday 21 September 2026 to Wednesday 23 September 2026
Train operators affected
- Elizabeth line
- Great Western Railway
Route(s) affected
Elizabeth line between Abbey Wood and Heathrow Terminal 4 / Maidenhead / Reading
Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Reading / Oxford / Worcester Foregate Street / Swansea / Penzance
Description
Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport Terminals / Reading, closing some lines overnight from Monday evening until Thursday morning.
Elizabeth line:
From 22:00 until the end of service Monday to Wednesday:
Trains between Abbey Wood and Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 will run a reduced service of 2 trains per hour.
Trains between Abbey Wood and Maidenhead will run between Abbey Wood and London Paddington only. As a result, trains between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway / Southall / Hayes & Harlington will run a reduced service of 6 trains per hour.
From 23:00 until the end of service Monday to Wednesday:
No trains will call at Acton Main Line, West Ealing, and Hanwell.
Great Western Railway:
Monday to Wednesday:
The following trains will arrive London Paddington a few minutes later than normal:
17:50 Penzance to London Paddington
20:23 Swansea to London Paddington
20:56 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington
22:40 Reading to London Paddington
Additionally, the 23:14 London Paddington to Oxford will depart 23:16.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.
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