Major rush hour disruption on London Heathrow route after incident

| Senior Live News reporter Published October 27, 2026 7:24am Updated October 27, 2026 7:37am Commuters should brace for severe delays this morning after a railway closures on the Paddington route (Picture: AFP/Getty Images) Commuters face severe delays on the London Paddington route this morning after an emergency incident closed railway lines. All lines have been blocked between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminals and Reading following the incident. The closure is wreaking havoc on the Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway (GWR) and Heathrow Express, with cancellations and severe delays expected throughout the morning. National Rail said: ‘The emergency services are currently dealing with an incident between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminals / Reading. So that they can safely carry out their work, all lines have been closed. ‘Trains operating between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised as a result. ‘Major disruption is expected until 12:00.’ The TfL status alert says the emergency services are dealing with a casualty on the track. The Elizabeth line is suspended between Paddington and Heathrow Terminals T4 and T5, and Reading. The stretch between Paddington and Abbey Wood is seeing severe delays, the latest TfL travel status shows. Great Western Railway said its services between Paddington and Reading may be cancelled this morning. Passengers can use Elizabeth line tickets on other Underground services, London buses, South Western Railway services between Waterloo and Reading, Chiltern Railways, DLR, Southeastern between other London stations and Abbey Wood and Thameslink between Farringdon and Abbey Wood. Meanwhile, the Northern line is suspended between Stockwell and Morden due to a signal failure at Balham. The rest of the Tube line has minor delays. Latest London news Metro has contacted the emergency services for a comment. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here. Arrow MORE: Pedestrianised Oxford Street ‘will be like New York’s Times Square’ says mayor Arrow MORE: Two people crushed by collapsing scaffold in high winds of Storm Boelo Arrow MORE: Girl, four, dies after falling from London tower block News Updates Stay on top of the headlines with daily email updates.