Elizabeth line this weekend April 1-2 impacted by track maintenance and HS2

There is disruption to the Elizabeth line timetable on both Saturday April 1 and Sunday April 2.
Passengers on the opening day of the new Elizabeth line at Bond Street in October, 2022. (Photo by Isabel Infantes/Getty Images)Passengers on the opening day of the new Elizabeth line at Bond Street in October, 2022. (Photo by Isabel Infantes/Getty Images)
Passengers on the opening day of the new Elizabeth line at Bond Street in October, 2022. (Photo by Isabel Infantes/Getty Images)

There are service changes for travellers on the Elizabeth line to be aware of this weekend as we head into April.

A very minor change is planned for the schedule for Saturday (April 1), with more services disrupted on Sunday (April 2).

Elizabeth line - Saturday, April 1

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The 11.59 Heathrow Terminal 5 to Paddington and the 12.14am Sunday train from Heathrow Terminal 4 to Paddington will not operate, due to HS2 readiness works.

Elizabeth line - Sunday, April 2

Until 5pm there will be no service between Maidenhead and Reading due to track maintenance works.

Travellers are advised to use Great Western Railway (GWR) services.

Until 7.45am no service will operate between Paddington and Ealing Broadway. The first through trains will operate from Paddington at 7.42am to Heathrow Terminal 5, 7.46am to Maidenhead and 7.57am to Heathrow Terminal 4, as well as at 7.11am from Maidenhead, 7.52am from Heathrow Terminal 5 and 8.07am from Heathrow Terminal 4.

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On the GWR services, the 6.34am London Paddington to Reading and the 7.28am London Paddington to Didcot Parkway trains will start from Ealing Broadway. The 6.20am Reading to London Paddington train will terminate at Ealing Broadway. This is due to HS2 readiness works.

The Elizabeth line

Finally opening in 2022, the Elizabeth line dates back to 2001, when Cross London Rail Links (CLRL) was formed as a partnership between the Transport for London (TfL) and the Department for Transport (DfT).

Crossrail, as it was know, was approved in 2007 and work began in 2009.

It faced repeated delays, including during the Covid pandemic, until it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on May 17 2022. Passenger services began a week later.