Hyde Park is huge, and for anyone keen to explore it, the good news is that the Elizabeth Line stops close by.
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Elizabeth Line services to Reading run very half hour from Abbey Wood in East London, stopping at Canary Wharf, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street, as well as Paddington, before heading west from London to Reading.
Elizabeth line platforms A & B can be accessed by exiting London Paddington National Rail station via the exit next to platform 1 and entering Paddington Elizabeth line station by the adjacent escalators or lifts.
When you reach the concourse, the part of the Underground station, which gives access to those lines, will be directly ahead of you. The Elizabeth Line entrance is by platform 1, so when arriving by train at any other platform go straight ahead on to the main concourse and then when you reach it turn to the right.
Does the Elizabeth line skip stations? Eagle-eyed travellers will see that between Paddington and Reading, the service skips Acton Main Line, West Ealing and Hanwell. This could catch some passengers out if they don't check all the stops being called before boarding.
The average journey time by train between London Paddington and Reading is 42 minutes, with around 332 trains per day. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays, so use our Journey Planner on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Accessibility. All 41 Elizabeth line stations are step free from street to platform. Stations from Paddington to Woolwich and at Heathrow are step free from street to train.
Yes, Oyster cards are accepted for most journeys, except for stations west of West Drayton. Contactless payment cards are accepted at all stations on the Elizabeth line, or if you use an Oyster card, you can buy a paper ticket if you're travelling beyond West Drayton.
Travel free on bus, tram, Tube, DLR, London Overground and Elizabeth line. You can travel free on TfL services with your Older Person's Freedom Pass from 09:00 weekdays and anytime at weekends and on bank holidays.
The most controversial aspect of the new trains is that there are no toilets. A spokesman for TfL explained why. He said: Toilets are not provided on the TfL Rail/Elizabeth Line trains. Adding toilets to the trains would take up space and displace approximately 600 passengers per hour.