From Monday 18 May, more Elizabeth line services will stop at Southall, Hanwell and Acton Main Line stations on weekday mornings. Three trains that start from Heathrow Terminal 5 will make additional stops at Southall, Hanwell and Acton Main Line stations between 07:30 and 09:00 each weekday morning.
The changes mean that during the peak hour of 08:00 until 09:00, ten trains will stop at Southall, six trains at Hanwell and eight at Acton Main Line. The update will provide additional capacity for Elizabeth line customers travelling from west London during the busiest times on weekday mornings.
This timetable update follows a period of extensive review with Network Rail, as part of timetable changes that take place every year in December and May.
The additional stops mean there will be some small changes to the times of trains on other parts of the Elizabeth line. Customers are advised to check before they travel online at TfL.gov.uk, or on the TfL Go app.
Trish Ashton, TfL’s Director of Rail, said: “The Elizabeth line is the UK’s single busiest railway service, carrying an average of 800,000 customers a day during the week. These timetable updates at west London stations will provide additional capacity during the peak hours of the morning, helping customers travel more comfortably on the line during this busier time.”
Information for reporter:
The new May 2026 timetable, which begins operation on Sunday 17 May, builds on updates to the Elizabeth line timetable introduced in December 2025, which added additional services from Gidea Park and Abbey Wood to provide four extra trains per hour from Whitechapel to Paddington on Saturdays. This increase, from 16 to 20 trains per hour between 11:00 and 20:00, was made in response to increasing demand for weekend leisure travel.
Production is underway on ten additional Elizabeth line trains, ordered with UK Government funding. The new trains will support increased customer demand, including at Old Oak Common station when it opens as the initial terminus for HS2 services.
