TfL Rail

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TfL Rail
A TfL Rail Class 345 at Shenfield
A TfL Rail Class 345 at Shenfield
Overview
OwnerTransport for London
LocaleGreater London, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Essex
Transit typeSuburban/Commuter rail
Rapid transit[1]
Number of lines2
Number of stations32 (22 managed)
Websitetfl.gov.uk/modes/tfl-rail/ Edit this at Wikidata
Operation
Began operation31 May 2015; 8 years ago (2015-05-31)
Operator(s)MTR Corporation
Reporting marksXR
Technical
System length36 miles 54 chains (59.0 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification25 kV AC overhead lines
TfL Rail
Legend
Miles from Liverpool Street
20¼
 Shenfield National Rail
18¼
 Brentwood
 
Greater London
150
 Harold Wood
13½
 Gidea Park
12½
 Romford London Overground National Rail
100
 Chadwell Heath
9¼
 Goodmayes
8½
 Seven Kings
7¼
 Ilford
6¼
 Manor Park
5¼
 Forest Gate
4½
 Maryland
40
 Stratford Central line (London Underground) Jubilee Line Docklands Light Railway London Overground National Rail
Pudding Mill Lane portal
00
 Liverpool Street Central line (London Underground) Circle line (London Underground) Hammersmith & City Line Metropolitan Line London Overground National Rail
Crossrail
00
 Paddington Bakerloo Line Circle line (London Underground) District Line Hammersmith & City Line National Rail
Royal Oak portal
4¼
 Acton Main Line
5¾
 Ealing Broadway Central line (London Underground) District Line National Rail
6½
 West Ealing National Rail
7¼
 Hanwell
90
 Southall
110
 Hayes & Harlington National Rail
Heathrow junction
14¾
 Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Piccadilly Line National Rail Airport interchange
16½
 Heathrow Terminal 4 Piccadilly Line Airport interchange
140
 West Drayton National Rail
Greater London
 
14¾
 Iver
16¼
 Langley
18½
 Slough National Rail
210
 Burnham
22½
 Taplow
24¼
 Maidenhead National Rail
310
 Twyford National Rail
360
 Reading National Rail
Miles from Paddington

TfL Rail is the concession operating two separate railway lines in London and its environs whilst the planned link-up between these lines is being constructed. This will form part of the Crossrail service when it opens in 2021. At that time, the TfL Rail name will be retired and the services will become operated by Crossrail, with the route named the Elizabeth line.[2][3][4] The Elizabeth line was initially due to open in December 2018.

TfL Rail was introduced on 31 May 2015 when it took control from Abellio Greater Anglia of the commuter "metro" service between Liverpool Street in central London and Shenfield in Essex. The branch comprises the first 14 stations on the Great Eastern Main Line, with interchange at Shenfield for medium- and long-distance services beyond to East Anglia. TfL Rail has also taken over operation of some services from Paddington to Heathrow Airport and Reading. Services are operated by MTR Corporation under contract to Transport for London (TfL). Between May 2016 and May 2017, TfL Rail carried over 47 million passengers on the Shenfield branch.[5]

History

In June 2013 TfL announced that Arriva, MTR Corporation, Keolis/Go-Ahead Group and National Express had been shortlisted to bid for the concession to operate Crossrail, which was under construction.[6][7]

In July 2014 TfL awarded the contract to Hong Kong's MTR, for a duration of eight years with an option to extend by an additional two years.[8][9]

MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Ltd was created as a new train operating company and took control of the "metro" service between Liverpool Street and Shenfield from the previous operator, Abellio Greater Anglia, on 31 May 2015.[10] The existing Class 315 trains were re-painted in TfL Rail livery, and appropriate branding, advertising and message boards were added at the 14 stations along the line. Every station is staffed, from the first train to the last of the day.

In May 2018 TfL Rail took over operation of the Heathrow Connect service between Paddington and Heathrow, as well as some GWR services between Paddington and Hayes & Harlington.[11]

In November 2019, Class 345 trains began running between Paddington and Reading.[12][13]

In July 2020, Class 345 trains began running between Paddington and Heathrow.[14]

The line will be renamed the Elizabeth line when the central section opens, with the current branches connecting up with the core later.[15]

Route

The eastern branch of TfL Rail runs over the existing 20 miles 16 chains (32.5 km) of track on the Great Eastern Main Line between Liverpool Street and Shenfield. The future Elizabeth line route will retain the use of most of this track, except the portion between Liverpool Street and Stratford, where trains will use new tunnels to connect to the central section of the route.

The western branches operate over part of the Great Western Main Line and the Heathrow tunnel between Paddington and Heathrow for 16 miles 38 chains (26.5 km), and entirely over the Great Western Main Line between Paddington and Reading for 36 miles (58 km). The future Elizabeth line route will retain the use of most of this track, except the portion between Paddington and Acton Main Line, where trains will use new tunnels to connect to the central section of the route.

Stations

Stations served or managed by TfL Rail[16]
Station Image Dates Location
Opened Managed from Served from Zone Local authority
Reading
 30 March 1840 Managed by Network Rail 15 December 2019 N/A[a] Reading
Twyford 1 July 1839 Managed by Great Western Railway Wokingham
Maidenhead 1 November 1871 Windsor and Maidenhead
Taplow 1 September 1872 May 2018 Buckinghamshire
Burnham 1 July 1899 Slough
Slough 8 September 1884 Managed by Great Western Railway
Langley 1845 May 2018
Iver 1 December 1924 Buckinghamshire
West Drayton 4 June 1838 6 Hillingdon
Heathrow Terminal 5[b] 27 March 2008 Managed by Heathrow Express Diversions only[b]
Heathrow Terminal 4 23 June 1998 May 2018
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
Hayes & Harlington 1864 or 1868 May 2018 5
Southall 1 May 1839 4 Ealing
Hanwell 1 December 1838
West Ealing 4 June 1838 3
Ealing Broadway 1 December 1838
Acton Main Line 1 February 1868
Paddington 4 June 1838 Managed by Network Rail 1 City of Westminster
Liverpool Street 2 October 1874 31 May 2015 City of London
Stratford 20 June 1839 Managed by TfL 2/3 Newham
Maryland 6 January 1873 31 May 2015 3
Forest Gate 1840
Manor Park 6 January 1873 3/4
Ilford 20 June 1839 4 Redbridge
Seven Kings 1 March 1899
Goodmayes 8 February 1901
Chadwell Heath 11 January 1864 5
Romford 1844 6 Havering
Gidea Park 1 December 1910
Harold Wood 1 December 1868
Brentwood 1 July 1840 9 Brentwood
Shenfield 29 March 1843 Managed by Greater Anglia C
Abbey Wood 30 July 1849 23 October 2017 Not served by TfL Rail[c] 4 Greenwich
  1. ^ Stations between Iver and Reading only accept contactless Pay-as-you-go and are therefore not in the Oyster zones
  2. ^ a b Heathrow Terminal 5 is not officially served by TfL Rail, but services divert to this station when Heathrow Terminal 4 is closed, for example during the COVID-19 period
  3. ^ TfL Rail does not provide any services at Abbey Wood, but the Elizabeth Line, its successor service, will do.

Services

As of May 2020, the timetabled Monday–Saturday off-peak service pattern is [17]:

colspan="4" style="background:#Template:LCR color; color:#FFFFFF" | Shenfield branch
Route tph Calling at Stock
Liverpool Street to Shenfield 6 Stratford, Maryland, Forest Gate, Manor Park, Ilford, Seven Kings, Goodmayes, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Gidea Park, Harold Wood, Brentwood
During peak times, service frequency is doubled with supplementary services terminating at Gidea Park and calling patterns are varied, with some stations omitted on certain services.
On Sundays frequency is reduced to 4 trains per hour between Liverpool Street and Shenfield.
colspan="4" style="background:#Template:LCR color; color:#FFFFFF" | Reading and Heathrow branches
Route tph Calling at Stock
Paddington to Reading 2 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. 		345
Paddington to Heathrow Terminal 4[a][b] 4 Acton Main Line (2tph), Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes & Harlington, Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 345[a], 360
  1. ^ a b Until Class 345 trains are fully tested on the Heathrow branch, the 4tph Paddington - Heathrow Terminal 4 service consists of 2tph Paddington - Hayes & Harlington (skipping Acton Main Line) run by class 345s, 2tph Paddington - Heathrow Terminal 4 all stop service and a 2tph Heathrow Terminals 2&3 to Heathrow Terminal 4 shuttle both run by Class 360s
  2. ^ During the COVID-19 pandemic, Heathrow Terminal 4 station has been closed with the Paddington service diverted to Heathrow Terminal 5 and the shuttle cancelled

Rolling stock

 Class Image Type  Top speed  Carriages  Number  Routes operated  Built  Years in operation
 mph   km/h 
Class 315 EMU 75 120 4 20 Liverpool Street - Shenfield 1980–81 May 2015–present
Class 345 Aventra 90 145 7 or 9 70

Liverpool Street - Shenfield

Paddington - Reading

Paddington - Heathrow Terminal 4

2015–19 June 2017–present
Class 360 Desiro 100 160 5 5 Paddington - Heathrow Terminal 4 2002-05 May 2018–present

Shenfield branch

A Class 315 and Class 345 at Liverpool Street

The eastern branch of TfL Rail operates with a fleet of new Class 345 trains.[18][19]

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

Heathrow branch

TfL Rail inherited five Class 360 units from Heathrow Connect when it took over operations on 20 May 2018. These trains will be used to operate the existing half-hourly (2tph) service to Heathrow.[20] On 30 July 2020, Class 345 trains entered passenger service on the Heathrow branch.[14]

Reading branch

On 26 September 2019, TfL Rail announced that it would take over the Paddington to Reading stopping services on 15 December 2019,[21] 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.[22]

References

  1. ^ "TfL Rail: What we do". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "MTR Crossrail - Crossrail Rolling Stock".
  3. ^ Smith, Howard. "Crossrail – Moving to the Operating Railway Rail and Underground Panel 12 February 2015" (PDF). 12 February 2015. Transport for London. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  4. ^ Jobson, Robert (23 February 2016). "Crossrail named the Elizabeth line: Royal title unveiled as the Queen visits Bond Street station". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. ^ "TfL Rail". Transport for London. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  6. ^ TfL announces shortlist of bidders to run Crossrail services Crossrail 25 June 2013
  7. ^ Crossrail shortlist reveals four contenders Rail News 25 June 2013
  8. ^ TfL announces MTR to run Crossrail services Crossrail 18 July 2014
  9. ^ MTR Corporation wins £1.4 billion contract to run Crossrail services Rail Technology Magazine 18 July 2014
  10. ^ Blackburn, Ralph (25 May 2015). "TfL to take over Abellio Greater Anglia lines from May 31". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  11. ^ https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2018/may/tfl-to-operate-heathrow-connect-services-ahead-of-elizabeth-line-opening
  12. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXV95PR7pEc
  13. ^ https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2019/september/tfl-rail-to-operate-services-to-reading-from-15-december
  14. ^ a b "First '345' reaches Heathrow". Key Modern Railways. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Our Plan to Complete the Elizabeth Line". Crossrail. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "TfL Rail timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  18. ^ Crossrail rolling stock and depot contract to be awarded to Bombardier Department for Transport 6 February 2014
  19. ^ Bombardier wins Crossrail train contract Railway Gazette 6 February 2014
  20. ^ "Crossrail: The Western Approach". London Reconnections.
  21. ^ Matters, Transport for London | Every Journey. "TfL Rail to operate services to Reading from 15 December". Transport for London. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  22. ^ Rosehill, Harry (26 November 2019). "Crossrail Trains Have Started Running To Reading...Early!". Londonist. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

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