Elizabeth line line: live status and updates
Elizabeth lineStatus: Severe Delays
Severe delays between Hayes & Harlington and Reading due to damage to equipment caused by vandalism in the Paddington area. MINOR DELAYS between Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4. Tickets are being accepted on London Underground, London Buses, Great Western Railway and South Western Railway. GOOD SERVICE on the rest of the line.
Is the Elizabeth line line running today?
Yes, as of the evening of 13 September 2026, the Elizabeth line line is running, but there are severe delays.
Details: Severe delays between Hayes & Harlington and Reading due to damage to equipment caused by vandalism in the Paddington area. MINOR DELAYS between Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4. Tickets are being accepted on London Underground, London Buses, Great Western Railway and South Western Railway. GOOD SERVICE on the rest of the line.
This page shows the latest Elizabeth line line status, plus reliability trends based on observed service history. Set up free alerts on the homepage to get emailed when the status changes.
Elizabeth line Line Performance Summary
Last 24 hours
In the last 24 hours (), the Elizabeth line averaged 2.1% good service - quite poor indeed. The week as a whole was stronger at 20.8%.
Last 7 days
In the week ending , the Elizabeth line sat at 20.8% reliability across all hours - well below par. During peak hours, reliability dropped noticeably to 2.9%. Over the past 90 days, Fridays tend to perform best at 75.2%, and Wednesdays worst at 65.9%.
Last 30 days
Taking the 30-day window ending , the Elizabeth line came in at 68.8% - below average, and ranked 12th out of 20, in the lower half. During peak hours, the figure sat at 59.3%, a touch below the all-hours average.
Last year
Over the last year ( to ), the Elizabeth line has ranked 14th out of 20 lines with 76.0% reliability, in the lower half.
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All stations on the Elizabeth line line
43 stations · 10 branches
All stations on the Elizabeth line line
43 stations · 10 branches
Heathrow Terminal 4 ↔ London Paddington9 stations
Heathrow Terminal 4 ↔ Abbey Wood18 stations
Heathrow Terminal 4 ↔ Shenfield27 stations
- Heathrow Terminal 4
- Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Hayes & Harlington
- Southall
- Hanwell
- West Ealing
- Ealing Broadway
- Acton Main Line
- Paddington
- Bond Street
- Tottenham Court Road
- Farringdon
- Liverpool Street
- Whitechapel
- Stratford
- Maryland
- Forest Gate
- Manor Park
- Ilford
- Seven Kings
- Goodmayes
- Chadwell Heath
- Romford
- Gidea Park
- Harold Wood
- Brentwood
- Shenfield
Heathrow Terminal 5 ↔ London Paddington9 stations
Heathrow Terminal 5 ↔ Abbey Wood18 stations
Heathrow Terminal 5 ↔ Shenfield27 stations
- Heathrow Terminal 5
- Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Hayes & Harlington
- Southall
- Hanwell
- West Ealing
- Ealing Broadway
- Acton Main Line
- Paddington
- Bond Street
- Tottenham Court Road
- Farringdon
- Liverpool Street
- Whitechapel
- Stratford
- Maryland
- Forest Gate
- Manor Park
- Ilford
- Seven Kings
- Goodmayes
- Chadwell Heath
- Romford
- Gidea Park
- Harold Wood
- Brentwood
- Shenfield
London Liverpool Street ↔ Shenfield14 stations
Paddington ↔ Shenfield19 stations
Reading ↔ London Paddington16 stations
Reading ↔ Abbey Wood25 stations
Elizabeth line Line Performance and Reliability Data
Detailed charts showing how the Elizabeth line line has performed over different time periods. All reliability figures are time-weighted and exclude normal overnight closures.
Elizabeth line line service status: last 24 hours
Every status change on the Elizabeth line line in the past 24 hours, from Good Service through to suspensions and closures.
Elizabeth line line status distribution: last 7 days
How operational time was split between service statuses over the past week. This shows status distribution, not the reliability figure (which excludes planned closures and overnight closures).
Elizabeth line line monthly reliability trend
Month-by-month reliability percentage showing long-term performance patterns and seasonal trends.
Elizabeth line line reliability by hour of day
Average reliability for each hour of the day, based on 60 days of monitoring. Helps identify the best and worst travel times.
Elizabeth line line reliability by day of week
Over the last 90 days, the Elizabeth line line has performed best on Fridays (75.2%) and worst on Wednesdays (65.9%).
Elizabeth line line typical station busyness
How busy stations on the Elizabeth line line typically are throughout the day, based on TfL crowding data. 100% = the single busiest hour of the week.
Recent status changes
- Severe Delays — Severe delays between Paddington and Reading / Heathrow Airport due to damage to equipment caused by vandalism in the Paddington area. Ticke…
- Part Suspended — No service between Paddington and Heathrow until 07:00 due to vandalism to equipment in the Paddington area. Tickets are being accepted on L…
- Good Service —
- Service Closed —
- Severe Delays — Severe delays Hayes & Harlington and Reading due to vandalism to equipment in the Paddington area. MINOR DELAYS Paddington and Heathrow Term…
- Minor Delays —
- Good Service —
How we calculate reliability
- Time-weighted: Reliability is the percentage of operational time with “Good Service”, not a count of incidents. A 23-hour good day with a 1-hour delay scores ~96%, not 50%.
- Operational hours only: Normal overnight closures (“Service Closed”) and planned closures are excluded so they don’t deflate scores.
- Status change tracking: We record every status change from the TfL API (polled every 60 seconds), then calculate the duration of each status period.
- Peak hours: Peak-hour figures cover weekday mornings (07:00-09:30) and evenings (16:30-19:00) only. All-hours figures include the full operational day.
- Refresh frequency: Statistics on this page are recalculated every 5 minutes. Day-of-week patterns are based on the last 90 days of data.
- Data source: All data comes from the Transport for London Unified API.
- New lines: DLR, Elizabeth line, and Tram were recently added to our monitoring. Annual statistics for these lines will become available once a full year of data has been collected.
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About the Elizabeth line line
The Elizabeth line is the big, shiny cross-London railway, built for speed, space, and fewer sweaty compromises. It's great for quick hops across central London, and it's the easiest way to pop up into the skyscraper world of Canary Wharf. It can get extremely crowded at peak, and services split to different branches, so check live updates and make sure you're boarding the right train.