Lines reopened: residual disruption between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminals / Reading expected until 10:00 

Route(s) affected

Elizabeth line between Shenfield / London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4, and also between Abbey Wood and Heathrow Terminal 4 / Heathrow Terminal 5 / Maidenhead / Reading

Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway / Oxford / Swindon / Weston-super-Mare / Worcester Foregate Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Bristol Parkway / Great Malvern / Hereford / Swansea / Carmarthen / Paignton / Penzance

Heathrow Express between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5

Description

Lines have reopened following a damage to the overhead electric wires at London Paddington. As service recovers, trains running between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminals / Reading may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 20 minutes.

This is expected until 10:00.

Advice for Elizabeth line customers:

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

• London Underground via any reasonable route

• Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Reading

• South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Reading

• Heathrow Express between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminals (pre-paid tickets only)

• Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and High Wycombe

• London Buses between Paddington and Heathrow Terminals / West Drayton

Bus options by area:

If you are in central London and near to London Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon or Liverpool Street, some key London Bus routes include:

• From Paddington: 7, 23, 27, 36, 205

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

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

• From Farringdon: 17, 19, 38, 46, 63

• From London Liverpool Street: 8, 25, 43, 149

If you are in west London (between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport / Reading), some key London Bus routes include:

• From Ealing Broadway: 207, 427 to London Paddington corridor

• From Southall / Hayes & Harlington / West Drayton: 140 to Ealing Broadway or Heathrow

You can continue to Central London via connecting buses or the London Underground.

Travel to and from Heathrow Airport:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following London Bus routes to help you travel to and from Heathrow Airport: 111, 105, 140, 285, 423, X26.

Advice for Great Western Railway customers:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the Elizabeth line services.

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.