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Piccadilly line extension to Terminal 5/Heathrow Express extension to T5
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Steve Fitzgerald ] wrote: In message , Martin Whelton writes Do we know when construction work is due to start on the Piccadilly extension to Terminal 5 as I understand that tunneling work was due to be finished by next year. I also understand that Terminal 4 would be temporaily closed during the construction period. Tunnelling is well under way and I believe the station box is all but finished. Plans are advanced for the closure of the T4 loop to allow the T5 extension to be connected. I think the latest plan is around December. I'll try and confirm today at work, but I think we're looking at about a two year closure. The latest edition of Rail implies that the the first Picadilly line tunnel between T123 and T5 is already complete and the second tunnel is about to start. Both Picadilly line and HEX will have twin track connections to T5 with two platforms at T5 for each service and an option of two further platforms for HEX. There is also an implication (it is not entirely clear in the article) that HEX trains will serve T123 and T5 only. The plan to split HEX trains at T123 into T4 and T5 portions seems to have been abandoned. Also the new Paddington-Heathrow stopping service "Heathrow Connect" will turn round at T123 when it starts next year (ie it will not serve T4). It will eventually be extended to T5. So it looks like T4 will not be seeing many trains ! David |
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