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
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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