Operator: Elizabeth line
Routes affected:All Elizabeth line services to / from / via London Paddington
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Engineering work is taking place overnight between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport, closing some lines.
From 22:00:
- Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminal 4 services will be reduced to 2 trains per hour
- Abbey Wood to Maidenhead services will start / terminate at London Paddington low level
- This means Ealing Broadway, Southall and Hayes & Harlington will be reduced to 6 trains per hour
- Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 will be reduced to 4 trains per hour
- West Drayton, Langley, Slough, Burnham, Maidenhead and Heathrow Terminal 4 will be reduced to 2 trains per hour
Acton Main Line, West Ealing and Hanwell will have no service after 23:00. If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Buses to complete your journey.
If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
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