Operator: Elizabeth line
Routes affected:All Elizabeth line services to / from / via London Paddington
All Great Western Railway services to / from London Paddington
All Heathrow Express services to / from London Paddington
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Engineering work is taking place between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway, closing all lines early on Sunday morning, and some lines throughout the rest of the day.
Elizabeth line:
Before 07:40:
No trains will run between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway.
If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators’ services between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway:
- London Underground
- London Buses
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. From 07:40:
Abbey Wood to Maidenhead services will start / terminate at London Paddington low level. Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminal 4 services will be reduced to 2 trains per hour. Services will still operate between Shenfield and Heathrow Terminal 5 and Abbey Wood and Reading. Maidenhead, Burnham, Slough, Langley and West Drayton stations will be reduced to 2 trains per hour.
Hayes & Harlington, Southall and Ealing Broadway will be reduced to 6 trains per hour. The Reading service will now call at Iver. Acton Main Line, Hanwell and West Ealing will have no service.
Great Western Railway:
Before 07:20:
The 06:20 Reading to London Paddington service will be amended to start at 06:40 and run later than usual throughout.
The 06:38 London Paddington to Reading service will not run. You should instead travel by later train services.
After 07:20:
Long distance trains will be amended to run up to 8 minutes earlier or later than usual.
Local trains will be amended to run up to 5 minutes earlier or later than usual.
Heathrow Express:
No trains will run between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5 before 07:25. From 07:25 until the end of the day, a reduced and amended service will run between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
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