Starting 20 May, Transport for London TfL will take over the Heathrow Connect services between Paddington and Heathrow terminals 2/3 and 4 and, also, one day later, the authority will start to provide the half hourly Great Western Railway (GWR) services from Paddington which terminate at Hayes & Harlington.
These services will be operated as TfL Rail, which will become Elizabeth line services in December this year when the line opens through central London.
Under TfL Rail, the current service frequency of two trains an hour between Paddington and Heathrow will be maintained using the existing trains, alongside two trains an hour between Paddington and Hayes & Harlington using new Elizabeth line trains, which replace part of the Great Western inner suburban route.
‘Taking over the services to Heathrow is another step towards opening London’s new railway. Customers will see staff at every station and will be able to use Oyster and contactless payments all the way to the airport,” Howard Smith, Operations Director for TfL Rail, said.
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