Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station

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Heathrow Terminal 4 London Underground
Entrance from terminal
LocationHeathrow Terminal 4
Local authorityLondon Borough of Hillingdon
Managed byLondon Underground
OwnerHeathrow Airport Holdings
Number of platforms1
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Increase 2.36 million[2]
2019Decrease 2.13 million[3]
2020Decrease 0.00 million[4]
2021Steady 0.00 million[5]
2022Increase 1.23 million[6]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon Regional Transport
Key dates
1986Opened
2005Temporary closure
2006Reopened
Other information
External links
London transport portal

Heathrow Terminal 4 is a London Underground station at Heathrow Airport on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line. The station is situated in Travelcard Zone 6.

History

The station opened on 12 April 1986 to serve the then recently opened Heathrow Terminal 4. It is situated on a unidirectional loop tunnel which was constructed between the existing Hatton Cross and Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 stations. The station is one of the few on the London Underground to have only one platform, and is the only one with one-way train service. It is adjacent to Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station used by main line Heathrow Express railway services.

In-service routing took trains from Hatton Cross to Terminal 4 then Terminals 1, 2, 3 and back to Hatton Cross. On 7 January 2005, both the loop track and the station were closed temporarily in order to allow the construction of a new rail junction to link to the new Heathrow Terminal 5 station. All trains reverted to using the original westbound track from Hatton Cross direct to Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 which was used prior to the opening of Heathrow Terminal 4. For passengers travelling to or from Heathrow Terminal 4, a shuttle bus was provided from Hatton Cross tube station. This situation continued until 17 September 2006 when the loop line and station were reopened following completion of the construction, and with new security and customer announcement technologies in place at the station.

Current routing

Terminal 4 is located on the clockwise loop on the left. Access to Terminal 4 from the other terminals via the free travel area requires a change at Hatton Cross.

Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station is located on a unidirectional clockwise loop that branches off after Hatton Cross westbound, and rejoins the Heathrow branch eastbound to the west of Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3.

Since the opening of Heathrow Terminal 5 station, the service pattern is that every other Heathrow branch train runs via the Terminal 4 loop, whilst each alternate train runs directly to Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 tube station and Heathrow Terminal 5.

Until 2012, free transfer was not possible between terminals, in contrast to the Heathrow Express. In January 2012, free travel was introduced for Oyster card holders between the three Heathrow stations. However, the configuration of the loop means that journeys from Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 and Heathrow Terminal 5 to Terminal 4 require a change at Hatton Cross. This journey is free, despite Hatton Cross itself not being part of the free travel zone.

Connections

London Buses routes 203, 482 and 490 all serve the station.

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station.
  • Looking east along the sole uni-directional (theoretically westbound) platform, though it is from here that trains head back to central London via Terminals 1, 2, 3 station.
    Looking east along the sole uni-directional (theoretically westbound) platform, though it is from here that trains head back to central London via Terminals 1, 2, 3 station.
  • Roundel on platform
    Roundel on platform
  • Looking west along the along the sole uni-directional platform
    Looking west along the along the sole uni-directional platform

See also

References

  1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

External links

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(via T4 loop)
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