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Heathrow Central Railway Station

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 railway station (also known as Heathrow Central) serves Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 (and formerly Terminal 1 before its closure in 2015) at London Heathrow Airport.

It is served by Heathrow Express trains direct to central London and Elizabeth line trains that stop at local stations. It is 14 miles 50 chains (23.5 km) down-line from London Paddington.

Travelcards from Transport for London are not valid on Express services from the station, although they are valid on the Elizabeth line. Passengers transferring between any of the terminals at Heathrow may use the trains free of charge.

Services

Heathrow area rail services
from Paddington
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Paddington Bakerloo Line Circle line (London Underground) District Line Hammersmith & City Line Elizabeth Line Heathrow Express National Rail
Old Oak Common
under
construction
4-21
Acton Main Line Elizabeth Line
5-56
Ealing Broadway Central line (London Underground) District Line Elizabeth Line
6-46
West Ealing Elizabeth Line Greenford line
7-28
Hanwell Elizabeth Line
9-06
Southall Elizabeth Line
10-71
Hayes & Harlington Elizabeth Line
11-10
Airport Junction
Hatton Cross Piccadilly Line
Heathrow Junction closed 1998
Airport interchange Heathrow Airport:
Terminal 4
Piccadilly Line Airport interchange
16-30
Terminal 4
Elizabeth Line Airport interchange
Terminals 2 & 3 Piccadilly Line Airport interchange
14-40
Terminals 2 & 3 Elizabeth Line Heathrow Express Airport interchange
16-20
Terminal 5 Piccadilly Line Elizabeth Line Heathrow Express Airport interchange

The station was opened on 23 June 1998 upon the completion of the Heathrow Express Rail Link linking Heathrow Airport with direct non-stop services to Central London. In contrast to the station at Terminal 5, the platforms at Heathrow Central do not lie adjacent to the London Underground Piccadilly line platforms at Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station. Instead they lie perpendicular, and at a far deeper level. This is because the railway line from Paddington was tunnelled into Heathrow from the north, whereas the Piccadilly line approaches from the east. Access to the station is reached via an underground pedestrian walkway which links Terminal 3 to the Central Bus Station and the Piccadilly line's Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station.

Trains towards Paddington use the Great Western Main Line, joining it at Airport Junction, just west of Hayes and Harlington. Elizabeth line trains continue beyond Paddington through new tunnels, stopping at stations in the West End and the City of London and on to either Abbey Wood in southeast London via Canary Wharf or, since May 2023, Shenfield on the Great Eastern Main Line.

As of the December 2023 timetable, the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:

Service table

Preceding station Heathrow Express Following station
Heathrow Terminal 5
Terminus
Heathrow Express London Paddington
Terminus
Preceding station Elizabeth line Following station
Heathrow Terminal 4
Terminus
Elizabeth line Hayes & Harlington
towards Abbey Wood
Heathrow Terminal 5
Terminus
Hayes & Harlington
towards Shenfield

Connections

Heathrow Airport tube and rail stations

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 railway station is close to London Underground Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station where Piccadilly line trains run to Terminals 4 and 5 and to central London.

There are underground walkways connecting to Heathrow Central bus station, which has local and long-distance bus and coach services.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 (Rail Station Only)". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Elizabeth line timetable: 10 December 2023 to 1 June 2024". Transport for London. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.