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TfL Rail Former Services

TfL Rail Shenfield Branch

TfL Rail took over operations from Abellio Greater Anglia on 31 May 2015. TfL Rail subsequently introduced a fleet of new Class 345 trains. On 22 June 2017, Class 345 trains entered passenger service on the Shenfield branch.

The Class 315 trains continued to be maintained at the existing Ilford depot, but the Class 345 trains are maintained at Old Oak Common and Ilford depots.

TfL Rail Heathrow Branch

TfL Rail inherited five Class 360 units from Heathrow Connect when it took over operations on 20 May 2018. These trains were used to operate the existing half-hourly (2tph) service to Heathrow.

On 30 July 2020, Class 345 trains entered passenger service on the Heathrow branch. The last Class 360 trains were withdrawn in September 2020.

TfL Rail Reading Branch

On 26 September 2019, TfL Rail announced that it would take over the Paddington to Reading stopping services on 15 December 2019, using Class 345 trains in place of the Class 387 and Class 165 trains used by Great Western Railway.

Before that, on 25 November 2019 six GWR services a day started to operate using Class 345 trains, operated by TfL, to get drivers ready and stock in place for the main 15 December switch over.

TfL Rail Route Tables

Prior to the opening of the Elizabeth line on 24 May 2022, the timetabled weekday off-peak service pattern consisted of:

TfL Rail Shenfield Branch

London Liverpool Street to Shenfield 8 tph

Stratford, Maryland, Forest Gate, Manor Park, Ilford, Seven Kings, Goodmayes, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Gidea Park, Harold Wood, Brentwood

Until May 2021 during weekday peak hours, calling patterns were varied, with some stations omitted on certain services. This was replaced with all stations called by every service from the 16 May 2021 timetable.

Gidea Park was used as an alternative eastern terminus for some services, typically at peak times and on Sundays.

TfL Rail Reading and Heathrow Branches

London Paddington to Reading 2 tph

Ealing Broadway, Southall, Hayes & Harlington, West Drayton, Iver, Langley, Slough, Burnham, Taplow, Maidenhead, Twyford

During peak times, service frequency increases up to 4 trains per hour.

London Paddington to Hayes & Harlington 2 tph

Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell, Southall

London Paddington to Heathrow Terminal 4[a] 2 tph

Acton Main Line, Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes & Harlington, Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3

a^ During the COVID-19 pandemic, Heathrow Terminal 4 station has been closed. Services towards Heathrow Airport have been diverted to Heathrow Terminal 5

TfL Rail Rolling Stock

TfL Rail Fleet carried over to the Elizabeth line

Class 315 EMU

Liverpool Street – Shenfield

1980-1981 1980–2022

Class 345 Aventra EMU

Liverpool Street – Shenfield

Paddington – Reading

Paddington – Heathrow Airport

2015–2019 June 2017–present

TfL Rail Past Fleet

TfL Rail Former units operated by TfL Rail include:

Class 360 Desiro EMU

London Paddington – Heathrow Terminal 4 (Heathrow Connect)

2004–2005 2020

TfL Rail Overview

TfL Rail Owner: Transport for London

TfL Rail Locale:

Greater London

Berkshire

Buckinghamshire

Essex

TfL Rail Transit Type:

Commuter rail

Rapid transit

TfL Rail Number of Lines: 2

TfL Rail Line Number:

Shenfield - Liverpool Street

Paddington - Hayes & Harlington, Heathrow Terminal 4 and Reading

TfL Rail Number of Stations: 32 (22 managed)

TfL Rail Began Operation: 31 May 2015, 8 years ago

TfL Rail Ended Operation: 23 May 2022, 14 months ago (rebranded as Elizabeth line)

TfL Rail Operator(s): MTR Corporation

TfL Rail Reporting Marks: XR

TfL Rail Technical System Length: 36 miles 54 chains (59.0 km)

TfL Rail Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

TfL Rail Electrification: 25 kV AC overhead lines

TfL Rail Map

Miles from Liverpool Street

20¼ Shenfield National Rail

18¼ Brentwood

Greater London

15 Harold Wood

13½ Gidea Park

12½ Romford

10 Chadwell Heath

9¼ Goodmayes

8½ Seven Kings

7¼ Ilford

6¼ Manor Park

5¼ Forest Gate

4½ Maryland

4 Stratford

Pudding Mill Lane portal

0 Liverpool Street

Crossrail

0 Paddington

Royal Oak portal

4¼ Acton Main Line

5¾ Ealing Broadway

6½ West Ealing

7¼ Hanwell

9 Southall

11 Hayes & Harlington

Heathrow junction

14¾ Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3

16½ Heathrow Terminal 4

14 West Drayton

Greater London

14¾ Iver

16¼ Langley

18½ Slough

21 Burnham

22½ Taplow

24¼ Maidenhead

31 Twyford

36 Reading

Miles from Paddington

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