Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station

London Underground station

Not to be confused with Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station, on the Elizabeth line.

Heathrow Terminal 4

Entrance from terminal

Heathrow Terminal 4

Location of Heathrow Terminal 4 in Greater London

Location| Heathrow Terminal 4
Local authority| London Borough of Hillingdon
Managed by| London Underground
Owner| Heathrow Airport Holdings
Number of platforms| 1
Accessible| Yes[1]
Fare zone| 6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019|  2.13 million[2]
2020|  0.00 million[3]
2021|  0.00 million[4]
2022|  1.23 million[5]
2023|  1.45 million[6]
Railway companies
Original company| London Regional Transport
Key dates
12 April 1986| Opened
7 January 2005| Temporary closure
17 September 2006| Reopened
9 May 2020| Temporary closure
14 June 2022| Reopened
Other information
External links|

* TfL station info page

Coordinates| 51°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 next stations are Hatton Cross to the east and Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 in a one-way operation at the airport. The station is situated in Travelcard Zone 6.

## History

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In 1979, approval for a fourth terminal at Heathrow Airport was granted. An extension of the Piccadilly line to serve the new terminal was agreed in October 1981.[7] The station box would be built by the British Airports Authority as part of the £200 million construction cost of the new terminal. By 1982, construction of the fourth terminal building was behind schedule, and in July 1982 the location of the station was moved from below the terminal building to a nearby car park.

Construction began in February 1983.[8] London Regional Transport funded the construction of 2.5 mi (4.0 km) of new tunnels, the track and the fit-out of the station, at a cost of £23 million. Construction was completed by the November 1985.[8] The station was officially opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales on 1 April 1986, before opening the Terminal 4 itself shortly afterwards.[9] Trains, however, did not stop at the station until 12 April, when the new terminal started to handle flights.[10]

The station 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.[11]

## Current routing

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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.[12]

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

## Connections

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

## Gallery

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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.

* Roundel on platform

* Looking west along the platform.

## See also

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* Heathrow Terminal 4 railway station

## References

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1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
7. ^ "No. 48785". The London Gazette. 5 November 1981. p. 14033.
8. ^ a b Cobley, Jim (28 March 1986). "Royals "Fly the Tube" as Heathrow plugs in". LRT News. pp. 4–5.4-5&rft.date=1986-03-28&rft.aulast=Cobley&rft.aufirst=Jim&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Heathrow+Terminal+4+tube+station" class="Z3988">
9. ^ "Prince opens new Tube link to Airport". LRT News. 18 April 1986. pp. 4–5.4-5&rft.date=1986-04-18&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Heathrow+Terminal+4+tube+station" class="Z3988">
10. ^ Green, Oliver (1987). The London Underground: An Illustrated History. Ian Allan. p. 63.
11. ^ "Tube one step closer for Heathrow Terminal 5". Transport for London. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
12. ^ Caswell, Mark (4 May 2020). "Heathrow closes Terminal 4 to passengers". Business Traveller. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

## External links

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* London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
* Platform of Terminal 4 station, 1986

Preceding station  |  London Underground | Following station

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|

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3

One-way operation

|  | Piccadilly line

Heathrow branch

(Terminal 4 loop)

|  | Hatton Cross

towards Cockfosters or Arnos Grove

* v
* t
* e

Piccadilly line

London Underground

Stations|

| Main
route|

* Cockfosters
* Oakwood
* Southgate
* Arnos Grove
* Bounds Green
* Wood Green
* Turnpike Lane
* Manor House
* Finsbury Park
* Arsenal
* Holloway Road
* Caledonian Road
* King's Cross St Pancras
* Russell Square
* Holborn
* Covent Garden
* Leicester Square
* Piccadilly Circus
* Green Park
* Hyde Park Corner
* Knightsbridge
* South Kensington
* Gloucester Road
* Earl's Court
* Barons Court
* Hammersmith
* Turnham Green
* Acton Town

|

Heathrow
branch|

* South Ealing
* Northfields
* Boston Manor
* Osterley
* Hounslow East
* Hounslow Central
* Hounslow West
* Hatton Cross
* Heathrow Terminal 4
* Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
* Heathrow Terminal 5

Uxbridge
branch|

* Ealing Common
* North Ealing
* Park Royal
* Alperton
* Sudbury Town
* Sudbury Hill
* South Harrow
* Rayners Lane
* Eastcote
* Ruislip Manor
* Ruislip
* Ickenham
* Hillingdon
* Uxbridge

Rolling stock|

| Current|

* 1973 Stock

|

Future|

* 2024 Stock

Former|

* 1906 Stock
* 1938 Stock
* 1956 Stock
* 1959 Stock
* Standard Stock

Depots|

| Current|

* Cockfosters
* Northfields

|

Former|

Lillie Bridge

History|

| Former companies|

* Brompton & Piccadilly Circus Railway Railway
* Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway
* Great Northern & Strand Railway
* District Railway
* Underground Electric Railways Company of London

|

Former stations|

* Aldwych
* Brompton Road
* Down Street
* Osterley & Spring Grove
* York Road

Rejected plans|

* Angel
* Aldgate
* Alexandra Palace, Hornsey & Harringay
* Goldhawk Road & Acton
* Parsons Green
* Shepherd's Bush
* Waterloo

* v
* t
* e

Heathrow Airport

Terminals|

| Current|

* Terminal 2
* Terminal 3
* Terminal 4
* Terminal 5

|

Former|

* Terminal 1
* Waterloo Air Terminal
* West London Air Terminal

Air hub for|

* British Airways
* Virgin Atlantic

Rail transport|

| Railway stations|

* Terminals 2 & 3 (rail)
* Terminals 2 & 3 (tube)
* Terminal 4 (rail)
* Terminal 4 (tube)
* Terminal 5
* Heathrow Junction (closed)

|

Rail services|

* Elizabeth line
* Heathrow Express
* Piccadilly line
* Heathrow Connect (ceased)

Automated people movers|

* Terminal 5 Pod
* Terminal 5 Transit

Proposed|

* Heathrow Hub station
* Heathrow Airtrack
* Heathrow Southern Railway
* Heathwick
* HS4Air
* Western Rail Approach

Bus connections|

* Heathrow Central bus station
* bus routes 81
* 105
* 111
* 278
* 285
* 724
* SL7
* SL9
* N140
* RailAir
* M4 bus lane (closed)

Tunnels|

* Heathrow Airside Road Tunnel
* Heathrow Cargo Tunnel

History|

* Heathrow (hamlet)
* Great West Aerodrome
* Expansion

Accidents and incidents|

* 1956 Avro Vulcan crash
* BOAC Flight 712
* BKS Air Transport Flight C.6845
* 1984 bombing
* British Airways Flight 38

Miscellaneous|

* Airlink helicopter shuttle
* Queens Building
* Compass Centre
* Myrtle Avenue
* Hayes substation fire

* v
* t
* e

Railway stations serving airports in the United Kingdom

* Category
* Commons
* List of airports

London and
South East|

| Gatwick Airport|

* Gatwick Airport
* Gatwick Airport Shuttle Transit

|

Heathrow Airport|

* Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
* Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
* Heathrow Terminal 4
* Heathrow Terminal 4
* Heathrow Terminal 5
* ULTra
* Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit

London City Airport|

* London City Airport

Luton Airport|

* Luton Airport Parkway [a]
* Luton DART

London Southend Airport|

* Southend Airport

London Stansted Airport|

* Stansted Airport
* Stansted Airport Transit System

Yorkshire,
North West, North East and
Cumbria|

| Humberside Airport|

* Barnetby [a]

|

Leeds Bradford Airport|

* Guiseley [a]
* Horsforth [a]

Liverpool John Lennon Airport|

* Liverpool South Parkway [a]

Manchester Airport|

* Manchester Airport station

Newcastle Airport|

* Newcastle Airport
* Newcastle [a]

Teesside Airport|

* Teesside Airport (service suspended)
* Dinsdale [a]

Midlands and
South West|

| Birmingham Airport|

* Birmingham International
* AirRail Link

|

Bournemouth Airport|

* Bournemouth [a]

Bristol Airport|

* Bristol Temple Meads [a]

East Midlands Airport|

* East Midlands Parkway [a]

Exeter Airport|

* Exeter St Davids [a]

Lands End Airport|

* Penzance [a]

Newquay Airport|

* Newquay [a]

Norwich Airport|

* Norwich [a]

Penzance Heliport|

* Penzance [a]

Southampton Airport|

* Southampton Airport Parkway

Scotland|

| Aberdeen Airport|

* Dyce [a]

|

Dundee Airport|

* Dundee [a]

Edinburgh Airport|

* Edinburgh Airport
* Edinburgh Gateway [a]

Glasgow Airport|

* Paisley Gilmour Street [a]

Glasgow Prestwick Airport|

* Prestwick International Airport

Inverness Airport|

* Inverness Airport

Oban Airport|

Oban [a]

Wick Airport|

* Wick [a]

Northern Ireland|

| Belfast International Airport|

* Antrim [a]

|

City of Derry Airport|

Derry~Londonderry [a]

George Best Belfast City Airport|

* Sydenham

Wales|

| Cardiff Airport|

* Rhoose Cardiff International Airport [a]

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