Rail services to Heathrow disrupted after emergency incident

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 10:57 · Archive

Emergency services dealt with an incident on railway lines between London Paddington and Heathrow, causing severe delays.

An emergency incident on railway lines between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminals and Reading caused extensive disruption to multiple rail services this morning. The Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway (GWR) and Heathrow Express were all severely affected, with trains facing cancellations and significant delays.

National Rail reported that emergency services were dealing with the incident and initially closed all lines to allow them to work safely. Services were delayed by between 45 and 60 minutes. Emergency services later completed their work and lines reopened, though major disruption was expected to continue until midday as services recovered.

Passengers on affected routes were offered alternative transport options. Elizabeth line passengers could use other Underground services, London buses, South Western Railway services between Waterloo and Reading, Chiltern Railways, DLR, Southeastern and Thameslink. GWR passengers were offered alternative services on Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway and South Western Railway on various routes.

How it is being reported

• Heathrow Airport trains cancelled and delayed by up to 45 minutes after incidentLines between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminals / Reading are disrupted after an earlier emergency incidnetThe Mirror · 27 Oct, 12:09
• Heathrow travel chaos erupts as trains to airport delayed and cancelled after incidentEmergency services were called near Hanwell this morning.Daily Express · 27 Oct, 10:41
• Major rush hour disruption on London Heathrow route after incidentLatest travel updates.Metro · 27 Oct, 07:24

In this story: London Paddington · Heathrow · Elizabeth line · Great Western Railway · Heathrow Express · Reading · National Rail

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