Heathrow Terminal 5
Heathrow Terminal 5 station platform as seen in June 2022
Heathrow Terminal 5 Location of Heathrow Terminal 5 in Greater London
Location	Heathrow Terminal 5
Local authority	London Borough of Hillingdon
Managed by	Heathrow Express
Owner	Heathrow Airport Holdings
Station code	HWV
Number of platforms	4 (6 total)
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	6 (excluding Heathrow Express services)
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.461 million[2]
2020–21	0.382 million[2]
2021–22	1.080 million[2]
2022–23	2.620 million[2]
2023–24	4.106 million[2]
Railway companies
Original company	Heathrow Airport Holdings
Key dates
27 March 2008	Station opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°28′20″N0°29′17″W / 51.4723°N 0.488°W /51.4723; -0.488
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Heathrow Terminal 5 is a shared railway andLondon Underground station atHeathrow Airport servingHeathrow Terminal 5. It serves as a terminus forHeathrow Express services fromPaddington, and forElizabeth line andPiccadilly line (London Underground) services from central London. It is managed and staffed by Heathrow Express.^[3]

The London Underground section of the station is situated inLondon fare zone 6; it is the westernmost below-ground station on the network. It is also the westernmostNational Rail station in London.

Following the longest public inquiry ever undertaken in the UK,^[4] construction of the station was granted in November 2001 by transport ministerStephen Byers as part of the approval of theHeathrow Terminal 5 project.^[5][6] The proposed terminal site was not welcomed by London Underground, as it would be impossible for all three stations to be served from the same route. Instead, twin tunnels would be built from Terminals 1, 2, 3 to the new terminal.,^[7] with apocket track arrangement being built beyond the station platforms where inbound trains enter once all passengers have been detrained, and then reverse direction to return to the outbound platform.

Construction of the extension as part of the T5 construction took 6 years, funded byBritish Airport Authority (BAA). As part of the construction, the Terminal 5 project team shut down twoaircraft stands from Terminal 3 so that an access shaft could be constructed. The new junction was then built into a concrete box which connected all the underground tunnels.^[8]Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station was closed for 20 months between January 2005 and September 2006 to allow these connecting junctions to be constructed.^[9] Train testing started when the extension was handed over to London Underground on 18 July 2007.^[10]

The station opened on 27 March 2008 coinciding with that ofHeathrow Terminal 5.^[11][12] It was designed by architectsHOK in conjunction withRogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.^[13] Although situated underground, parts of the station's roofing are made oftranslucentETFElaminate panels, allowing natural daylight to flood down both ends of all six platforms.^[14]

Since May 2022, Heathrow Terminal 5 has been served by theElizabeth line.^[15]

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Terminal 5 station is the only one at Heathrow Airport whereHeathrow Express, Elizabeth line andPiccadilly line services share the same station. The following rail services are provided:^[16]

• Piccadilly line from platforms 5 and 6: half the trains on the Heathrow branch terminate here, viaHatton Cross andHeathrow Terminals 2 & 3. The other half do not serve Heathrow Terminal 5, running instead via the loop to serviceHeathrow Terminal 4 and Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, before returning eastbound.
• Heathrow Express terminus to and fromPaddington station from platforms 3 and 4.
• Elizabeth line terminus to and from Shenfield station from platforms 3 and 4.

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Terminus		Piccadilly line Heathrow branch		Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 towardsCockfosters orArnos Grove
Preceding station	Heathrow Express			Following station
Terminus		Heathrow Express		Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 towardsLondon Paddington
Preceding station	Elizabeth line			Following station
Terminus		Elizabeth line		Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 towardsShenfield

Until 2012, free transfer was not possible between terminals via the Underground, unlike on the Heathrow Express. In January 2012, free travel was introduced forOyster card andcontactless payment 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.

Network Rail has put forward a proposal for aWestern Rail Approach to Heathrow, a short spur of track in tunnel which would run from a junction east ofLangley to Terminal 5 station. This would permitGreat Western Main Line trains to run directly fromSlough andReading into Heathrow, without the need to change at Paddington. The proposal is currently at consultation stage and remains unconfirmed.^[17]

In addition to the above rail links, Terminal 5 station also has two safeguarded "heavy rail" platforms for use by a west-facing connection to theNational Rail network. The south-leaning proposal would spur off theWaterloo to Reading Line west ofStaines railway station (originally dubbedHeathrow Airtrack, with a newer proposal namedHeathrow Southern Railway). It proposes direct rail services toLondon Waterloo,Reading,Woking,Guildford andGatwick Airport.^[18] Due to the cost of replacing three level crossings, one in a very urban part ofEgham, the proposals are currently unfunded.

London Buses routes350,423,482,490 and night routeN9 serve the station.^[19]First Berkshire & The Thames Valley,National Express andOxford Bus Company also operate connecting bus and coach services.

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