"to determine the cause. Following the incident, a system that stops a train automatically if the driver fails to brake was introduced at dead-ends on the London Underground. The Northern City Line was connected to British Rail tracks at Finsbury Park in the 1970s. The last tube train ran in October 1975, and British Rail services began in 1976. In 1977, the Piccadilly line was extended from Hounslow to Heathrow Airport, and in 1986 a platform serving Terminal 4 opened on a loop line. The Fleet line through central London was first proposed in 1965, taking over the Bakerloo line's"
"route around the city and incorporates the oldest part of the Underground's history, the Thames Tunnel under the River Thames, which was completed in 1843. The routes comprise: Other routes operated include: Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports are served by dedicated train services, and are also served by standard commuter services. The Heathrow Express service from Paddington is provided by the airport operator, Heathrow Airport Holdings, whilst the Gatwick Express from Victoria and Stansted Express from Liverpool Street are provided by franchised train operating companies. Unlike the Underground, which is a single system owned and operated by Transport for London,"
"Heathrow Connect Heathrow Connect was a train service in London provided jointly by Heathrow Express and Great Western Railway (GWR), between Paddington station and Heathrow Airport. The service followed the same route as the non-stop Heathrow Express service but called at certain intermediate stations, connecting several locations in West London with each other, the airport, and Central London. It ran every half-hour throughout the day and evening. The service was launched on 12 June 2005 and ceased on 19 May 2018, when it was absorbed into the TfL Rail franchise, ahead of becoming part of the Elizabeth line in autumn"
"not affect the planned service pattern for confirmed routes, as well as affordability. Platform Usage: Platform 5 was used by the Bakerloo line services of the London Underground until 1982, and removed as part of the subsequent major rebuild. Local buses run to destinations including Heathrow Airport, Stanmore, Uxbridge and Brent Cross in London, Amersham, Chesham and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, Hatfield, Harpenden and Hertford in Hertfordshire, Luton Airport in Bedfordshire and Harlow in Essex. Specific routes include London bus routes 142, 258 and non-London Arriva Shires & Essex routes 8, 10, 320, 321 and 324 as well as other"
"between Heathrow and via the Chiltern Main Line and the Dudding Hill Line to connect with the Midland Main Line at a ""Cricklewood Interchange"" station. Two schemes known as SuperCrossrail and Superlink were put forward in 2004 by a group of rail industry managers as alternative proposals to the Crossrail route being planned at the time. They proposed connecting a number of regional stations such as , , and via a new underground railway through central London, with a station at Heathrow Airport. The scheme was rejected by planners in favour of the simpler Crossrail route. In 2009, Heathrow Airport"
"service. In December 2018, the service will be rebranded the Elizabeth Line, and in December 2019 the full route opens, running through Central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. London Buses routes 105, 111, 140, 285, A10, U3, express routes 724 and X26 and night route N9 serve the station from the Central Bus Station, which is a short walk via underground walkways. Heathrow Central railway station Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 railway station, also known as Heathrow Central, serves Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 (and formerly Terminal 1 before its closure) at London Heathrow Airport. It"
"escalators refurbished, a station enhancement and two Step Free Access lifts from the ticket hall (located near the bottom of the escalators from street level) to the platforms. Step Free Access to street level will continue to be served by the two airport lifts from the Coach station. Eight London Buses routes serve the station: 105, 111, 140, 285, A10, U3 and X26, and night route N9. Nine Non London Buses routes also serve the station: 75, 76, 441, 555, 740, A30, A40, and Green Line Coaches express route 724. Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station Heathrow Terminals 2"
"Heathrow Central railway station Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 railway station, also known as Heathrow Central, serves Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 (and formerly Terminal 1 before its closure) at London Heathrow Airport. It is served by Heathrow Express trains direct to central London and TfL Rail trains calling at local stations. It is down-line from . Transport for London Travelcards are not valid on Express services from the station. Passengers transferring between any of the terminals at Heathrow may use the trains free of charge. The station has services running direct to Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5 provided by"
"is connected by an underground walkway to Terminal 2. Terminals 4 and 5 can be reached by the free Heathrow Express rail service. London Underground services can also be used to transfer to Terminals 4 and 5 (the former requiring a change of train at Hatton Cross), but this service is only free to Oyster card holders. In addition, numerous buses ply between the Central Bus Station (for Terminals 2 and 3) and the other terminals. However, using the train service is much quicker and easier for passengers with luggage. The bus service is free between terminals. As part of"
"Heathrow Connect, trips to or from Heathrow Airport will be priced at a premium for single fares for the additional cost of using the rail tunnel between Heathrow Airport and Hayes & Harlington, but will be included within travelcards and daily/weekly fare capping as a Zone 6 station. Crossrail will be integrated with the Underground and National Rail networks, and it is planned to include it on the standard London Underground Map. Crossrail has predicted annual passenger numbers of 200 million from its opening in late 2018; this is expected to relieve pressure on London Underground's lines, especially the Central"
"London, have taken the Terminal 4 loop. These trains call at Heathrow Terminal 4, and then Terminals 2 & 3, before heading back to London. The other alternate trains run direct to Heathrow Terminal 5, via Terminals 2 & 3. On its opening in 1975, Hatton Cross was one of 279 active stations on the London Underground, the highest ever total; the number of stations in the network has since decreased to 270. Just to the east of the station the Piccadilly line briefly resurfaces to cross the River Crane then descends back underground again, heading towards Hounslow West. Immediately"
"services between London and Heathrow or Gatwick) the trains also stop at some intermediate stations between London and the airport. These are Tottenham Hale (which provides interchange with the London Underground Victoria Line), Harlow Town and Bishop's Stortford. The service takes between 47 and 56 minutes to London Liverpool Street, with trains departing every 15 minutes. Also unlike the Heathrow Express and the Gatwick Express, which require the purchase of premium tickets to use the services, normal rail tickets are valid on the Stansted Express, as well as London Travelcards at Cheshunt, Tottenham Hale and London Liverpool Street. Stansted Express"
"the railway tunnel beneath the airport but caused the suspension of Piccadilly line services to the airport. With no rail service, a decision was made to open a temporary surface-level station at the edge of the airport whilst construction continued. The line to the new station followed the route of a long-disused canal known as ""Broad's Dock"". Heathrow Junction station was situated in Stockley Park, slightly to the north of the airport. Class 332 trains (branded as ""Heathrow Fast Train"") carried passengers from Paddington to Heathrow Junction (a journey of 12 minutes), and a fleet of shuttle buses carried the"
"Waterloo & City line The Waterloo & City line (colloquially known as The Drain) is a London Underground shuttle line that runs between Waterloo and Bank with no intermediate stops. Its primary traffic consists of commuters from south-west London, Surrey and Hampshire arriving at Waterloo main line station and travelling forward to the City of London financial district. For this reason the line does not normally operate on Sundays. Coloured turquoise on the Tube map, it is by far the shortest line on the Underground network at , with an end-to-end journey lasting just four minutes. In absolute terms, it"
"longest in the United Kingdom, longer than those at Angel Underground station on the London Underground, which had held the title since 1992. Heathrow Terminal 5 Heathrow Terminal 5 is an airport terminal at Heathrow Airport, the main airport serving London. Opened in 2008, the main building in the complex is the largest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom. Terminal 5 is currently used exclusively as one of the three global hubs of International Airlines Group, served by British Airways and Iberia, with the others being London Gatwick South and Madrid Barajas Terminal 4. Prior to 2012, the terminal was"
"nicknamed ""The Strip"" by locals, because of its continuous line of airport hotels. Many buses and coaches operate from the large Heathrow Central bus station serving Terminals 2 and 3, and also from bus stations at Terminals 4 and 5. All terminals lie within the Heathrow Free Travel Zone with free travel between the terminals. Terminals 2 and 3 are within walking distance of each other. Transfers from Terminals 2 and 3 to Terminal 4 and 5 are provided by Heathrow Express trains. Transfer between Terminals 4 and 5 is provided by London Buses routes 482 and 490. Transit passengers"
"Heathrow Airport from the north. Under this scheme, all Crossrail trains would continue west of Paddington, instead of some of them terminating there. They would serve Heathrow Airport (10 tph), stations to Maidenhead and Reading (6 tph), and stations to Milton Keynes Central (8 tph). In August 2014, a statement by the transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin indicated that the government was actively evaluating the extension of Crossrail as far as , with potential Crossrail stops at Harrow & Wealdstone, , , and . The extension would relieve some pressure from London Underground and London Euston station while also increasing connectivity."
"Bakerloo line The Bakerloo line () is a London Underground line that runs between in suburban north-west London and in south London, via the West End. Coloured brown on the Tube map, it serves 25 stations, of which 15 are below ground, over . It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level. The line was so named because it serves ""Baker"" Street and Water""loo"". North of (the section above ground), the line shares tracks with the London Overground Watford DC Line and runs parallel to the West Coast Main Line. There are, however, tunnels on either side"
"also the principal airport bus operator, serving Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted with its ""National Express Airport"" brand. Unlike their longer distance cousins, these are walk-on services, which serve stops throughout central London rather than running to Victoria Coach Station. London City Airport used to provide express shuttle bus services to connect the airport to rail and underground stations at Canning Town, Canary Wharf and Liverpool Street. These operated at a premium fare (compared with the parallel but slower London Buses services) but did not survive the extension of the Docklands Light Railway to the airport in late 2005. Currently, London"
"Hatton Cross tube station Hatton Cross is on the Heathrow branch of the London Underground Piccadilly line. It is in Travelcard Zones 5 and 6 and stands between the Great South West Road (A30) and the Heathrow Airport Southern Perimeter Road. The station serves a large area including Feltham to the south and Bedfont to the west. The station, itself in the borough of Hillingdon, serves a very small residential community in Hatton, which is in the borough of Hounslow. The nearby area is partly within the airport but mainly includes its associated commercial warehousing and light industrial premises. ""Hatton"
"the three central terminals at Heathrow, it is well linked to the M4 motorway via the M4 spur road and through a tunnel under the north runway. Terminal 3 is accessed by the London Underground from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station, with trains towards Cockfosters via Central London. The Terminal is also accessed by Heathrow Connect and Heathrow Express from Heathrow Central where services go to Paddington. Heathrow Connect services are due to be replaced by Crossrail when it finally opens at some point in the future and services would be increased from two trains per hour (about"
"minutes. Although the journey takes longer, fares are much cheaper than on Heathrow Express or Connect services. As of July 2014, adult single fares to central London stations range from £3.10 to £6.00, depending on the time of day and whether or not an Oyster card is used. Terminal 4 is served by some local buses and coach services. Heathrow Terminal 4 Heathrow Terminal 4 is an airport terminal at Heathrow Airport, the main airport serving London, England, situated to the south of the southern runway, next to the cargo terminal. It is connected to Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3"
"5 is served by Heathrow Terminal 5 station, which is located beneath the main terminal building, and serves both the London Underground and Heathrow Express rail connections to the terminal. The railway station also has two additional, currently unused, platforms for use by a possible westward railway connection. Heathrow Express provides an express service to Paddington station in central London, stopping only at Heathrow Central station. Trains run every 15 minutes and the journey time to Paddington is 21 minutes. Premium fares are charged for the service to Paddington. However no fares are charged for the journey to Heathrow Central,"
"Heathrow Express Heathrow Express is an airport rail link between London Heathrow Airport and Paddington. It opened in 1998 and is an open access operator. The service is operated by Heathrow Express Operating Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Heathrow Airport Holdings, with some aspects of the operation now delivered by Great Western Railway. Heathrow Express was planned as a joint venture between BAA and British Rail, but was taken over fully by the former following the privatisation of British Rail. Construction began in 1993. The principal works were two 5-mile single-bore tunnels (including eight escape shafts) and underground stations"
"with interchange available to the rest of the London Underground network. The Piccadilly line is integrated into the Transport for London fare system. Terminal 5 is also served by RailAir express buses, which link the terminal's bus station (see below) with Reading station, for rail services to the west, and Woking station, for rail services to the south. A dedicated motorway spur has been built from the M25 between junctions 14 and 15 to the terminal. The spur also connects to the airport's perimeter road, and provides direct connections to the frontal building at ground level (for bus station and"
"and the London Underground in London fare zone 3. It is also served by four other tube stations at North Ealing, South Ealing, Hanger Lane, Northfields and Ealing Common. The Piccadilly line operates at North Ealing, Ealing Common, South Ealing and Northfields; the Central line at Ealing Broadway and Hanger Lane; and the District line at Ealing Broadway and Ealing Common. The stations at Ealing Broadway and West Ealing are served by National Rail operators First Great Western and Heathrow Connect. Early in the 21st century Transport for London (TFL) planned to reintroduce an electric tram line along the Uxbridge"
"London Underground ticketing The London Underground metro system of London, England uses a mix of paper and electronic smart-card ticketing. London Underground uses Transport for London's Travelcard zones to calculate fares, including fares on the Underground only. Travelcard Zone 1 is the most central, with a boundary just outside the Circle line and Travelcard Zone 6 is the most outlying zone covering any of Greater London and it includes London Heathrow Airport. All of Greater London is covered by zones 1 to 6. Tickets including zone 1 are usually more expensive than those involving only outer zones. The most popular"
"Tube service on Friday and Saturday nights from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cockfosters, but not from Uxbridge to Acton Town or the Heathrow Terminal 4 loop. Like most Underground lines, the Piccadilly line is operated by a single type of rolling stock, in this case the 1973 tube stock, in the standard London Underground livery of blue, white and red. Seventy-nine trains out of a fleet of 86 are needed to run the line's peak service. One unit (166-566-366) was severely damaged by the terrorist attack of 7 July 2005. The stock was refurbished by Bombardier Transportation between 1995 and"
"use Oyster cards and travelcards to travel from this station into Central London and all stations along the way. TfL Rail run direct services from London Paddington every 30 minutes, with an additional shuttle service operating from Heathrow Central. 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 is planned to serve the station from 2018. Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station Heathrow Terminal 4 is a TfL Rail station serving London Heathrow Terminal 4 at London Heathrow Airport. A separate Heathrow Terminal"
"to England. A fifth five-car set was delivered in November 2005, but did not enter service until December 2006. A fifth carriage was added to the original four four-car sets in 2006. On 20 May 2018, TfL Rail took over the services operated by Heathrow Connect as a precursor to the full opening of the Elizabeth line. Fares on the line are now integrated into the TfL fare scheme, and therefore match the fare scheme of London Underground services, with the exception of a premium for single journeys to and from Heathrow using Pay As You Go (Oyster and contactless)."
"Metropolitan line The Metropolitan line (colloquially known as the Met) is a London Underground line that runs between in the City of London and and in Buckinghamshire, with branches to in Hertfordshire and in the western London Borough of Hillingdon. Coloured magenta on the tube map, the line is in length and serves 34 stations. Unlike the deep-tube railways, its tunnels are just below the surface (""cut and cover"") and are of a similar size to those on main lines. Just under 67 million passenger journeys were made on the line in 2011/12. The line is a suburban railway and"
"Heathrow Airport, a journey of about 50 minutes. The London and Southampton Railway (L&SR) was authorised on 25 July 1834. It was built and opened in stages, and the first section, that between the London terminus at and ""Woking Common"" was opened on 21 May 1838. Woking Common became a through station with the opening of the next section of the line, as far as , on 24 September that year. On 4 June 1839, the L&SR was renamed the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), and Woking Common station assumed its current name of ""Woking"" around 1843. Woking became"
"the branch was operated jointly by both lines until District line services were withdrawn on 9 October 1964. London Buses routes 120 and H20 serve the station. Hounslow Central tube station Hounslow Central is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line, between Hounslow West and Hounslow East stations. The station is located on Lampton Road (A3005) about 500m north of Hounslow High Street and close to Lampton Park. It is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station has an island platform reached by stairs. The route through Hounslow"