Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station
Piccadilly line · Zone 6 · Hillingdon
About Heathrow Terminal 4 station
A fourth terminal at Heathrow was approved in 1979, and a Piccadilly line extension to serve it was agreed in October 1981. The British Airports Authority was to build the station box as part of the terminal’s £200 million cost, but with the terminal behind schedule, the station was moved in July 1982 from beneath the building to a nearby car park. Construction began in February 1983; London Regional Transport paid £23 million for 2.5 mi (4.0 km) of new tunnels, the track and the fit-out, and Balfour Beatty completed the work by November 1985.
The Prince and Princess of Wales opened the station on 1 April 1986, shortly before opening the terminal itself, but trains did not stop until 12 April, when flights began. It sits on a one-way loop tunnel between Hatton Cross and Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, making it one of four Underground stations with only one platform and the only one with one-way service. The loop and station closed on 7 January 2005 while a junction for the new Terminal 5 line was built, reopening on 17 September 2006 with new security and announcement technology.
First and last trains from Heathrow Terminal 4
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly towards Cockfosters, Arnos Grove or Northfields | 05:02 – 00:09 to Northfields | 05:02 – 00:09 to Northfields | 05:06 – 00:09 to Northfields | 05:47 – 23:38 to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 |
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 6 Piccadilly trains an hour per direction from Heathrow Terminal 4, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Heathrow Terminal 4
Running times between Heathrow Terminal 4 and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly | Hatton Cross | 2.5 min |
| Piccadilly | Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 | 5.6 min |
Connections
- Elizabeth line at this station.
Station facilities
What is near Heathrow Terminal 4 station
The station exists for Terminal 4 and lies next to the separate Heathrow Terminal 4 station used by Elizabeth line trains in the newer main-line tunnel. Two named spots are close by: The Courtyard Of Windows, about 160 m away, and the #ViewHeathrow viewpoint, about 370 m from the station. London bus routes also serve the station. For the options into town, see our Heathrow to central London guide.