This article is about the former railway service serving London, Essex, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire run by TfL. For the current service, see Elizabeth line.
Two former commuter railway lines serving London, Essex, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire
TfL Rail
A Class 345 at Shenfield
Overview
Owner
Transport for London
Locale
Greater London
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Essex
Transit type
Commuter rail / rapid transit[1]
Number of lines
2
Line number
Shenfield – Liverpool Street
Paddington – Heathrow Terminal 4 / Reading
Number of stations
32 (22 managed)
Website
tfl.gov.uk/modes/tfl-rail/
Operation
Began operation
31 May 2015; 8 years ago (2015-05-31)
Ended operation
23 May 2022; 23 months ago (2022-05-23) (rebranded as Elizabeth line)
Operator(s)
MTR Corporation
Reporting marks
XR
Technical
System length
36 miles 54 chains (59.0 km)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
System map
TfL Rail
Legend
Miles from Liverpool Street
20¼
Shenfield
18¼
Brentwood
Greater London
150
Harold Wood
13½
Gidea Park
12½
Romford
100
Chadwell Heath
9¼
Goodmayes
8½
Seven Kings
7¼
Ilford
6¼
Manor Park
5¼
Forest Gate
4½
Maryland
40
Stratford
Pudding Mill Lane portal
00
Liverpool Street
Crossrail
00
Paddington
Royal Oak portal
4¼
Acton Main Line
5¾
Ealing Broadway
6½
West Ealing
7¼
Hanwell
90
Southall
110
Hayes & Harlington
Heathrow junction
14¾
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
16½
Heathrow Terminal 4
140
West Drayton
Greater London
14¾
Iver
16¼
Langley
18½
Slough
210
Burnham
22½
Taplow
24¼
Maidenhead
310
Twyford
360
Reading
Miles from Paddington
TfL Rail was the concession which operated commuter services on two separate railway lines in London, England and its environs whilst the Crossrail construction project linking these lines was underway. It ran from 2015 until May 2022, upon the opening of the Crossrail central section, when TfL Rail was rebranded as Elizabeth line and the name was discontinued.[2][3][4]
TfL Rail was introduced on 31 May 2015 when it took control from Abellio Greater Anglia of the commuter "metro" service between London Liverpool Street in central London and Shenfield in Essex. The branch comprised the first 14 stations on the Great Eastern Main Line, with interchange at Shenfield for medium- and long-distance services beyond to East Anglia. TfL Rail had also taken over operation of some services from Paddington to Heathrow Airport and Reading. Services were operated by MTR Corporation under contract to Transport for London (TfL). Between May 2016 and May 2017, TfL Rail carried over 47 million passengers on the Shenfield branch.
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^Jobson, Robert (23 February 2016). "Crossrail named the Elizabeth line: Royal title unveiled as the Queen visits Bond Street station". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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