Heathrow Express

Heathrow Express
A Heathrow Express Class 387 at London Paddington in 2021
Overview
Franchise(s)Open access operator
Not subject to franchising
23 June 1998 – 2028[2]
Main route(s)London Paddington – Heathrow Airport
Fleet size12 Class 387
Stations called at3
Stations operated3
Parent companyHeathrow Airport Holdings
Reporting markHX[1]
Technical
Length26.285 km (16.333 mi)[3]
Other
Websitewww.heathrowexpress.com Edit this at Wikidata
Heathrow area rail services
Legend
mi-ch
from Paddington
Elizabeth line via Whitechapel
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0-00
 Paddington Bakerloo Line Circle line (London Underground) District Line Hammersmith & City Line Elizabeth Line Heathrow Express National Rail
Heathrow Express
Elizabeth line
 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
Piccadilly line to Cockfosters
11-10
Airport Junction
Great Western Main Line
to Reading
 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

Heathrow Express is a high-frequency airport rail link operating between London Heathrow Airport and London Paddington. Opened in 1998, trains run non-stop, with a journey time of 15 minutes. The service is operated jointly by Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express Operating Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Heathrow Airport Holdings. Around 16,000 passengers use the service each day.[4]

  1. ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Heathrow Express". nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Heathrow Express service". Heathrow Express. 10 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Western Sectional Appendix" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Happy 25th birthday HEx! | Heathrow". Heathrow Airport. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024. HEx serves an average of 16,000 customers and passengers a day