Incident resolved between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport / Reading: disruption is expected until 20:00 

Route(s) affected

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

Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway / Oxford / Worcester Foregate Street / Hereford / Cardiff Central / Swansea / Carmarthen / Newbury / Bristol Temple Meads / Weston-super-Mare / Exeter St Davids / Paignton / Plymouth / Penzance

Heathrow Express between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5

Description

The earlier trespassers on the railway in the Southall area have now been removed, allowing all lines running through this station to reopen.

Until service fully recovers, trains running between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport / Reading may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised.

This issue is expected to continue to impact services until 20:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Elizabeth line customer advice:

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

• Docklands Light Railway via any reasonable route

• Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Reading

• Local buses between Heathrow Airport, Slough, Maidenhead an Reading

• London Buses between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport / Slough

• Southeastern between London terminals and Abbey Wood

• South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Reading

• Thameslink between Abbey Wood and London Paddington

Please allow for short notice alterations and platform changes and listen to Elizabeth line station announcements or ask a member of staff for further information.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

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

• CrossCountry between Oxford and Banbury

• Elizabeth line between London Paddington and Reading

If you require further help or information, please speak to station staff, or use customer help points, where available.

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.