Hatton Cross tube station
Piccadilly line · Zones 5 and 6 · Hillingdon
About Hatton Cross station
Hatton Cross opened on 19 July 1975 as the first phase of the Piccadilly line‘s extension from Hounslow West to Heathrow Airport, built by W. & C. French, and it remained the end of the line until Heathrow Central opened on 16 December 1977. Its opening took the Underground to 279 active stations, the highest total the network has ever had. The name refers to the crossroads of the Great South West Road and Hatton Road, on a former coaching road leading south-west.
The platforms are in a cut-and-cover tunnel, and the tiling on the central columns uses patterns derived from the British Airways Speedbird logo, designed by Theyre Lee-Elliott in 1932. Above them stands a brutalist single-storey box of concrete and glass with a bus station built in, encircled at roof level by a concrete frieze by the artist William Mitchell. Hatton Cross is also where the single-track loop to Heathrow Terminal 4 begins, opened in 1986. While the loop was shut from 7 January 2005 to 17 September 2006, a shuttle bus from Hatton Cross carried passengers to Terminal 4.
First and last trains from Hatton Cross
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly towards Heathrow Terminal 5, Heathrow Terminal 4 or Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 | 04:59 to Heathrow Terminal 4 – 01:18 to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 | 04:59 to Heathrow Terminal 4 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:23 to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 |
| Piccadilly towards Cockfosters, Arnos Grove or Oakwood | 05:13 – 00:24 to Acton Town | 05:13 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:58 to Acton Town |
Times are TfL’s published timetable departures from this station; on Saturday the list follows TfL’s “Saturdays and public holidays” timetable.
At the busiest hour on a weekday there are up to 12 Piccadilly trains an hour per direction from Hatton Cross, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Hatton Cross
Running times between Hatton Cross and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly | Heathrow Terminal 4 | 2.5 min |
| Piccadilly | Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 | 3.9 min |
| Piccadilly | Hounslow West | 4.4 min |
Connections
Hatton Cross is served by the Piccadilly line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Hatton Cross station
Standing between the Great South West Road (A30) and the airport’s Southern Perimeter Road, the station serves a large area including Feltham to the south and Bedfont to the west, while the land nearby is mostly airport warehousing and light industry. Its bus station is served by routes 90, 203, 285, 423, 482, 490, H25 and H26 and Superloop SL7. It is also the nearest Underground station to Myrtle Avenue, a popular plane-spotting location.