Transport for London have announced a full peak timetable to mark one year of the Elizabeth Line, seeing more frequent trains and new journey options. 

Up to 24 trains per hour will run between Paddington and Whitechapel at peak times in both directions from Sunday 21st May as part of a series of changes for the first anniversary of the line. 

In Ealing these changes will see the removal of any significant pauses for trains between Paddington and Acton Main Line, as has been the case with some trains waiting between the stations since November 2022 while they waited to join Network Rail tracks or enter Elizabeth line tunnels.  

These pauses were built into the timetable, but customers on these services should see reduced journey times between Reading and Paddington and improved journey times for customers travelling from the west into central London.  

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: "Delivering the Elizabeth line has been transformational for our city, with hundreds of thousands of Londoners and visitors now enjoying the fast and reliable trains each day.  

"The introduction of the final timetable next month marks the last milestone of the Crossrail project and will enable the Elizabeth line to provide even more frequent, speedier journeys and better connect the capital."  

Other changes will see 12 trains running per hour between Canary Wharf and Abbey Wood, an all-day service between Shenfield and Heathrow Airport, more services at peak time between Liverpool Street and Gidea Park, an increase in peak services from Reading, and more frequent services to and from Heathrow. 

Andy Lord, London's Transport Commissioner, said: "The Elizabeth line has transformed the lives of Londoners and the experience for visitors to the city in just under a year of TfL operating the service. 

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"With this new timetable, those travelling through central London will have a train arriving around every two and a half minutes, those using Heathrow Airport will have more regular services, and time will be shaved off many journeys from Reading, Heathrow and into central London.  

"Those on the east will also benefit from twice hourly services to the airport, linking Essex and west London on the line for the first time."