Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station

Heathrow Terminal 4 is a TfL Rail station serving London Heathrow Terminal 4 at London Heathrow Airport.

Heathrow Terminal 4
Heathrow Terminal 4 Location of Heathrow Terminal 4 in Greater London
Location	Heathrow Airport
Local authority	London Borough of Hillingdon
Managed by	Heathrow Express
Owner	Heathrow Airport Holdings
Station code	HAF
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.752 million[1]
Key dates
23 June 1998	Opened
9 May 2020	Temporary closure
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.458°N 0.445°W
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A separate Heathrow Terminal 4 Underground station caters for London Underground Piccadilly line services which is adjacent to this station. Transport for London Travelcards are not valid on Heathrow Express services, though it is for TfL Rail. Journeys to and from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 (Heathrow Central) are free of charge and can also be used by passengers changing terminals at Heathrow.

History

The station opened on 23 June 1998, together with the Heathrow Express.[2] From 1998 to 2008, the station was the terminus of the Heathrow Express service from London Paddington. All services terminated here after calling at Heathrow Central. In 2005, the Heathrow Connect service was introduced, which provided a slower service to Paddington but calling at local stations along the way, as well as offering cheaper fares. This service also terminated at Terminal 4, together with the Heathrow Express. Upon the opening of the new Heathrow Terminal 5 station in 2008, all Heathrow Express services were re-routed to terminate there, and services to Terminal 4 were replaced with an every 15 minute shuttle service, which ran between Heathrow Central and Terminal 4. Most Heathrow Connect services then terminated at Heathrow Central, although on Sundays, they continued to Terminal 4.

On 20 May 2018, TfL Rail took over the Heathrow Connect service ahead of becoming part of the Elizabeth Line in December 2018. Trains now run half hourly between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4, with an additional shuttle between Terminal 4 and Heathrow Central, to maintain a train service of every 15 min to Heathrow Central. For the first time, the take over of the service by Transport for London meant that passengers can now use Oyster cards and travelcards to travel from this station into Central London and all stations along the way.

Services

Heathrow area rail services
mi  Crossrail (under construction) London Underground │ 0⅓ Paddington TfL Rail Heathrow Express 4¼ Acton Main Line London Underground 5⅝ Ealing Broadway 6½ West Ealing 7¼ Hanwell 9⅓ Southall 10⅞ Hayes & Harlington London Underground 11⅛ Airport Junction Great Western Main Line to Slough and Reading Hatton Cross Heathrow Junction closed 1998 Heathrow Airport: Terminal 4 16⅜ Terminal 4 Terminals 2 & 3 14½ Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 16¼ Terminal 5

TfL Rail run direct services from London Paddington every 30 minutes, with an additional shuttle service operating from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3. Heathrow Express operate the station and tickets are sold for both Heathrow Express and TfL Rail services.

Connections

London Buses routes 482 and 490 serve the station.

Future

Crossrail (now called the Elizabeth Line) is due to serve the station from 2023.[3]

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. "Heathrow Express off to flying start". Railway Gazette. 1 August 1998. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
3. "Capital's key services protected, says Johnson". The Press Association. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

External links

• Train times and station information for Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station from National Rail