Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station

The station opened on 23 June 1998, together with the Heathrow Express.[1] 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.

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.

London Buses routes 482 and 490 serve the station.

Crossrail (now called the Elizabeth Line) is due to serve the station from 2021.[2]

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

Preceding station		Crossrail		Following station
Terminus		TfL Rail Paddington - Heathrow Terminal 4		Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
	Future development
Preceding station		Crossrail		Following station
Terminus		Crossrail Elizabeth line		Heathrow Central towards Abbey Wood or Shenfield