Heathrow Terminal 5 station
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 Heathrow Express train about to depart from Platform 3 |
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| Location | Heathrow Airport |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Hillingdon |
| Managed by | BAA |
| Owner | BAA |
| Station code | HWV |
| Platforms in use | 4 (6 total) |
| Travelcard zone | 6 (Underground only) |
| LUL 2008 usage | 3.14 million[1] |
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| 2008 | Opened |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Facilities |
Heathrow Terminal 5 station is a shared railway station at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 which was opened on 27 March 2008. Designed by architects HOK International in conjunction with Rogers, Stirk, Harbour & Partners.
The station is staffed by Heathrow Express and ICTS[1] staff unlike the underground stations at Heathrow Terminal 4 and Heathrow Terminals 1-3. The station is situated in Travelcard Zone 6.
Although situated underground, parts of its roofing are made of translucent ETFE laminate panels, allowing natural daylight to flood down both ends of all six platforms.[2]
The Terminal 5 station is served by the following rail services[3]:
- Piccadilly Line: half the trains on the Heathrow branch terminate here, via Hatton Cross and Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3. The other half run via Hatton Cross, Heathrow Terminal 4 and Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3, and back to Hatton Cross.
- Heathrow Express: terminates here. This service replaced the Express service to Terminal 4, which instead became the terminus for Heathrow Connect.
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In addition to the above rail links, the T5 Rail Station also has two safeguarded "heavy rail" platforms for use by a west-facing connection to the National Rail network. This proposed link starting from near the the existing Staines railway station is called Heathrow Airtrack and would offer half-hourly services to London Waterloo, Reading, Woking and Guildford. BAA have published as part of the Airtrack consultation that they also want to extend the Heathrow Express to a new platform at Staines railway station. The plans originally included the rebuilding of Staines High Street railway station but, due to local opposition and passenger projections, the station has been dropped.
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 Sign on the inside of the glass wall next to Heathrow Express platforms. |
 Roundel on Underground station platform. |
 Entrance to Heathrow Express side of station, adjacent to Arrivals area. |
 Entrance to Underground side of station, adjacent to Arrivals area. |
 Underground (Piccadilly line) platform 6, with train of 1973 stock. |
 Entrance to Underground side of station looking from inside ticket barriers. |
 Underground platform 5 looking east towards London |
 Underground platform 6 looking west |
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[edit] References
- ^ Transport for London - London Underground performance update
- ^ "Heathrow Airport T5: London Architecture", e-architect, 2008. Link accessed 2008-05-05.
- ^ Transport for London (March 2008). "Central London to Heathrow" (PDF). http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/heathrow/pdf/heathrow-central-london-map.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. - transport map for Heathrow showing Underground, Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect rail, and the N9 night bus
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Coordinates: 51°28′20″N 0°28′30″W / 51.47222°N 0.475°W
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| Terminus | Piccadilly line |
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| Terminus | Heathrow Express Paddington - Heathrow |
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