Heathrow Connect

Heathrow Connect

Class 360 Desiro at Ealing Broadway in 2011
Overview
Franchise(s)	Open access operator Not subject to franchising 12 June 2005 - 19 May 2018
Main route(s)	London Paddington – Heathrow Airport Terminal 4
Fleet size	5 Class 360s
Stations called at	8
Parent company	Heathrow Airport Holdings First Great Western
Reporting mark	HC
Successor	TfL Rail

Heathrow Connect was a train service in London provided jointly by Heathrow Express and Great Western Railway (GWR), between Paddington station and Heathrow Airport. The service followed the same route as the non-stop Heathrow Express service but called at certain intermediate stations, connecting several locations in West London with each other, the airport, and Central London. It ran every half-hour throughout the day and evening. The service was launched on 12 June 2005 and ceased on 19 May 2018, when it was absorbed into the TfL Rail concession, in advance of becoming part of the Elizabeth line once it opened on 24 May 2022.