Elizabeth line: running now?

Live status of the Elizabeth line between Reading and London, straight from Transport for London — before you head to the station.

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Elizabeth line

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Worth knowing

Reading is the far west end of the line

The Elizabeth line runs from Reading and Heathrow in the west, under central London, out to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. Heading in from Reading the stops are Twyford, Maidenhead, Taplow, Burnham, Slough, Langley, Iver, West Drayton, Hayes & Harlington, Southall, Hanwell, West Ealing and Ealing Broadway before the central tunnels. A problem anywhere on the western branch — a faulty train at Hayes, signalling at Slough — can hold up Reading trains even when the rest of the line is fine, so this board shows the line's worst current status, not only the part near you.

It is not the only way to London

Great Western Railway also runs fast trains from Reading to Paddington that this board does not cover — GWR is a separate operator with its own live status, and a Reading–Paddington fast train can be quicker than the Elizabeth line's all-stops service. When one is disrupted the other is often the way in, so it is worth checking both. A network radio failure once briefly stopped trains across the whole area and part-suspended Reading–Paddington, which is exactly the kind of morning this board is for.

Official pages

National Rail — live departures from ReadingEvery operator at Reading station, including GWR fast trains to Paddington.

Great Western Railway — travel updatesThe other main route to London from Reading, not shown on this board.

Elizabeth line — timetables and step-free accessTfL's own page, with first and last trains and station detail.