Elizabeth Line: Services to be cancelled or delayed after train breaks down at Paddington Station - routes including Heathrow Terminal 4 affected
There is disruption on the Elizabeth Line this morning after a train has broken down at a busy station.
National Rail says there will be disruption to Elizabeth Line services until 10am. It says: “An Elizabeth line train has broken down in a platform at London Paddington station. As a result, services to / from / through this station may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 20 minutes.”
Affected passengers can use their ticket at no extra cost on:
- Great Western Railway between Reading and London Paddington
- London Buses between London Paddington and Abbey Wood
- London Underground via any reasonable routes
- Southeastern between London Terminals and Abbey Wood
- Thameslink between Farringdon and Abbey Wood
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According to National Rail the routes affected are: Between Reading / Maidenhead / Heathrow Terminal 4 / London Paddington and Abbey Wood, and also between Heathrow Terminal 5 / London Paddington and Shenfield. National Rail adds: “Please allow for short notice alterations and platform changes and listen to Elizabeth line station announcements or ask a member of staff for further information.”
TfL says that there are severe delays on the Elizabeth Line. It said: “No service between Paddington and Abbey Wood while we fix a faulty train at Paddington.
“SEVERE DELAYS on the rest of the line. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses via any reasonable route.”