Residual disruption to Elizabeth line services through London Paddington expected until 22:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Abbey Wood and Reading / Heathrow Airport and between Shenfield and London Paddington

Description

The fault with the signalling system at London Paddington has been fixed. Elizabeth line services that run through the station may be continue to be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised whilst service recovers.

Additionally, trains running between Slough and London Paddington may pick up delays following an earlier trespass incident.

Disruption is expected to resume by 22:00.

Customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following alternative train and underground services:

• London Underground services via any reasonable route

• Great Western Railway services between London Paddington and Reading

• South Western Railway services 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

• Docklands Light Railway via any reasonable route

• Southeastern services between London Terminals and Abbey Wood

• Thameslink services between Farringdon and Abbey Wood

• Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield

• C2C services between London Fenchurch Street and Upminster

• London Overground (Liberty line) services between Romford and Upminster

Whilst this disruption is ongoing, buses are a simple and direct alternative. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Buses between Paddington and Abbey Wood / Heathrow Terminals / West Drayton.

More information about using local buses:

A key tip is to travel towards Ealing Broadway or Hayes and Harlington for further connections. Key routes include:

• Ealing Broadway

  • 207 or SL8 towards West Ealing / Hanwell / Southall

  • SL8 towards Acton & 266 to Acton Main Line

• Southall

  • SL8 towards Ealing Broadway

  • 105 towards Heathrow Terminals or 195 towards Hayes and Harlington

• Hayes and Harlington

  • SL9 & 278 towards Heathrow Central & 350 towards Heathrow Terminal 5

  • 195 towards Southall

• Heathrow Terminals

  • 105 (from Terminals 2/3) or 482 (Terminals 4/5) to Southall

  • SL9 (from Terminals 2/3) or 350 (Terminals 5) to Hayes and Harlington and West Drayton

• West Drayton area

  • 222/U1 to Uxbridge for Underground connections

  • 350 to Hayes and Harlington and Heathrow Terminal 5

• Slough area

  • 81 to Hounslow for Underground connections

  • 702 (non-TfL bus) towards Hammersmith and Victoria (last bus 2200)

  • Carousel Buses Route 103: Slough - Langley (Harrow Market) Operates until 19:00 (

  • First Bus Route 7: Slough - Langley (Harrow Market) - Heathrow T5. Operates until 23:30 Mon - Sun

  • First Bus Route 3: Slough - Langley - Uxbridge. Operates until 23:00 Mon - Sat & until 18:40 Sun

Note on Langley (Harrow Market) - The Langley "Harrow Market" bus stop is a short walk away from the station bus stop, close to the town centre, and more likely to be used by customers than the station bus stop.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.