Location Heathrow Terminal 5 Station code HWV 2012 3.64 million Owner Heathrow Airport Holdings | Managed by Heathrow Express Accessible Yes Opened 2008 Number of platforms 4 (6 total) | |
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Fare zone 6 (London Underground services only) Address Heathrow Airport (LHR), Longford, Hounslow TW6 2GA, United Kingdom Similar Heathrow Terminal 5, Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tub, Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station, Hatton Cross tube station, Osterley tube station | ||
Heathrow Terminal 5 is a shared railway and London Underground station serving London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5. The station serves as a terminus for the Heathrow Express services to Paddington in central London, and for Piccadilly line services towards Cockfosters. The station is staffed entirely by Heathrow Express staff, unlike the other underground stations serving Terminal 4 and Terminals 2 & 3.
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The London Underground section of the station is situated in Travelcard Zone 6; it is the westernmost below-ground station on the London Underground network.
History
The station was opened on 27 March 2008. It was designed by architects HOK International in conjunction with Rogers, Stirk, Harbour & Partners. Although situated underground, parts of the station's roofing are made of translucent ETFE laminate panels, allowing natural daylight to flood down both ends of all six platforms.
Services
The Terminal 5 station is served by the following rail services:
Free intra-terminal transfers
Until 2012, free transfer was not possible between terminals via the Underground, unlike on the Heathrow Express. In January 2012, free travel was introduced for Oyster card holders between the Heathrow stations on the Piccadilly line. Journeys from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Terminal 4 via the Piccadilly line require a change at Hatton Cross; this journey is free, despite Hatton Cross not being part of the free travel zone.
Future links
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. The south-leaning proposal would spur off the WSW line from London west of Staines railway station (to be dubbed Heathrow Airtrack). It proposes direct rail services to London Waterloo, Reading, Woking, Guildford and London Gatwick Airport. Due to the cost of replacing three level crossings, one in a very urban part of Egham, the proposals are currently unfunded. A second proposal is costlier but more direct to the west to link to the bulk of Brunel's Great Western railway, avoiding the dis-economy of transit via either of the current interchanges: the Heathrow Connect suburban stop of Hayes and Harlington or more commonly via the Heathrow Express service to the terminus, Paddington both in the east and is also currently unfunded.
Connections
London Buses Routes 350, 423, 482, 490 and Night Route N9 serve the station.