News: Tube line reopens to Heathrow terminal 4
Flights > News > # 984 (26/09/2006)
Tube services to Heathrow Airport's terminal 4 have resumed after 20 months of work to extend the line.
A section of the Piccadilly Line closed in January 2005 while a junction was built to connect the rail link to the new terminal five building. A spokesman for the London Underground said it was an important milestone in the project to extend the line to terminal 5. He said: “I'd like to thank passengers for their patience during the essential closure. The construction work now completed means we are one step closer to a brand new Tube line for a brand new terminal by 2008.”
In order to join up the Piccadilly Line with the T5 extension a new rail junction has been built west of terminals 1,2,3, where the new Piccadilly Line tunnels would join the existing Heathrow loop. During the 20-month closure the terminal 4 station has been upgraded with extra security and a new customer announcement system.
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