Disruption between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport / Reading expected until 19:00 

Route(s) affected

Elizabeth line between Abbey Wood and Hayes & Harlington Heathrow Terminal 4 / Heathrow Terminal 5 / Maidenhead / Reading, between Gidea Park / Stratford (London) / London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4, between Shenfield / London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5, and also between London Paddington and Maidenhead / Reading

All Great Western Railway routes to / from London Paddington

Description

A fault with the signalling system at Hanwell means that trains must run at a reduced speed on some lines.

As a result, trains running between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport / Reading may be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.

This is expected until 19:00.

Elizabeth line customer advice:

You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• Great Western Railway via any reasonable route

• London Underground via any reasonable route

• South Western Railway via any reasonable route

• Southeastern via any reasonable route

Bus options by area:

Central London stations

(London Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, London Liverpool Street)

If you are already in central London Buses are a simple and direct alternative.

Key routes include:

• From London Paddington: 7, 23, 27, 36, 205

• From Bond Street / Oxford Street: 7, 10, 23, 73, 94, 390

• From Tottenham Court Road: 8, 19, 24, 29, 38, 55, 73, 176

• From Farringdon: 17, 19, 38, 46, 63

• From London Liverpool Street: 8, 11, 23, 25, 43, 48, 149

These routes connect directly to:

• Oxford Circus

• Trafalgar Square

• Holborn

• Waterloo

• London Victoria

East London (Stratford to Shenfield)

Travel towards Stratford, then continue into central London.

From Stratford

• 25 to Oxford Circus

• 8 to Holborn / Tottenham Court Road

• 86, 104, 241, 308 to local connections and onward travel

From Ilford, Forest Gate, Maryland

• 25, 86 to Stratford or central London

From Romford, Chadwell Heath, Goodmayes

• 25, 86, 174 to Stratford (then change)

Stratford is a major interchange with frequent buses into central areas.

South‑East London (Abbey Wood branch)

From Woolwich

• 53 to Elephant & Castle / Westminster

• 177, 180, 472 to Greenwich / North Greenwich

From Abbey Wood

• 180, 244, 301, 469 to Greenwich / Woolwich

From Custom House

• 147, 241, 262, 300 to Stratford

Best option is usually to take the bus to Greenwich or Stratford, then continue into central London.

Docklands (Canary Wharf and Whitechapel)

From Canary Wharf

• 135 to Old Street

• D7, D8 for local connections

From Whitechapel

• 25 to Oxford Circus

• 205 to London Paddington

• 254 to Aldgate / London Liverpool Street

These routes provide direct links into the City and West End.

West London (London Paddington to Heathrow / Reading)

Travel towards Ealing Broadway or Shepherds Bush

From Ealing Broadway

• 7 to Oxford Circus

• 65, 83 for local areas

• 207, 427 to London Paddington / Shepherds Bush

From Southall / Hayes & Harlington / West Drayton

• 140, 195, E6 to Ealing Broadway or Heathrow

Continue from Ealing or Shepherds Bush into central London.

Heathrow

From all Heathrow terminals:

• 285 to Feltham / Heathrow area

• 423 for local routes

• X26 to Croydon (via Kingston)

For central London, travel towards Ealing Broadway or Hammersmith, then continue by bus.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

If your train is cancelled, you may travel on either of the two services before, or two services after, your original train. If these are peak services or less flexible, you can still travel with your original ticket, at no extra cost.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.