Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station

Coordinates: 51°27′32″N 0°26′46″W / 51.459°N 0.446°W / 51.459; -0.446
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Not to be confused with Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station.
Heathrow Terminal 4 London Underground
Entrance from terminal
Heathrow Terminal 4 is located in Greater London
Heathrow Terminal 4
Heathrow Terminal 4
Location of Heathrow Terminal 4 in Greater London
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
12 April 1986Opened
7 January 2005Temporary closure
17 September 2006Reopened
9 May 2020Temporary closure
14 June 2022Reopened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°27′32″N 0°26′46″W / 51.459°N 0.446°W / 51.459; -0.446
 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[edit]

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 2 & 3 stations. The station is one of four on the London Underground with only one platform, and is the only one with one-way train service. It is adjacent to Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station used by Elizabeth line services that travel through the newer mainline tunnel.

In-service routing took trains from Hatton Cross to Terminal 4 then Terminals 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 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 after construction finished, with new security and customer announcement technologies in place at the station.[7]

Current routing[edit]

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 2 & 3.

Since the opening of Heathrow Terminal 5 station, alternate Heathrow branch trains run via the Terminal 4 loop, with the other alternate trains run directly to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, 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. But to travel from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 or Terminal 5 to Terminal 4 one must change trains at Hatton Cross. This journey is free with Hatton Cross itself being part of the free travel zone.

On 9 May 2020, Heathrow Terminal 4 station closed temporarily until 14 June 2022, due to the closure of the airport's Terminal 4 during the COVID-19 pandemic in London.[8]

On 14 June 2022, this station reopened for passenger service.

Connections[edit]

Two London Buses routes serve the station: 482 and 490.

Gallery[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station.
  • Looking east along the only platform (initially westbound); from here trains head to Terminals 2 & 3 and then to central London.
    Looking east along the only platform (initially westbound); from here trains head to Terminals 2 & 3 and then to central London.
  • Roundel on platform
    Roundel on platform
  • Looking west along the platform.
    Looking west along the platform.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.
  7. ^ "Tube one step closer for Heathrow Terminal 5". Transport for London. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. ^ Caswell, Mark (4 May 2020). "Heathrow closes Terminal 4 to passengers". Business Traveller. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

External links[edit]

Preceding station London Underground Following station
Hatton Cross
One-way operation
 Piccadilly line
(Terminal 4 loop)
 Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
towards Cockfosters or Arnos Grove
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