The Tube from T3 LHR to Ealing Common
Mar 8, 2017, 5:45 am
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The Tube from T3 LHR to Ealing Common
Does changing trains at Acton Town on a weekday morning, whether on to another Piccadilly train or a District train, involve stairwells to other platforms? I want to know what to expect in advance. Thanks.
Mar 8, 2017, 5:59 am
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It will involve going up and back down again, but there are lifts/elevators. You're basically swapping directions (back to the one you came from). Make sure you take a Rayners Lane or Uxbridge Piccadilly Line train (or a District Line)!
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Mar 8, 2017, 6:55 am
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An alternative that might work for you, for only a few quid more than the tube, would be the Heathrow Connect stopping service direct to Ealing Broadway. Departs from the same platform as Heathrow Express but makes about four en route stops between LHR and Paddington and costs a fraction of HEx.
https://www.heathrowconnect.com/stat...aling-broadway
Heathrow Connect >> Ealing Broadway >> Central Line is also a good way to get to White City, Shepherds Bush, etc. without having to go to Paddington first.
https://www.heathrowconnect.com/stat...aling-broadway
Heathrow Connect >> Ealing Broadway >> Central Line is also a good way to get to White City, Shepherds Bush, etc. without having to go to Paddington first.
Mar 8, 2017, 8:33 am
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I considered the Heathrow Connect but it would include about a 15 minute walk to my hotel in an area with which I am not familiar. I don't want to get lost with luggage! It also runs every 30 minutes so unless I catch it right, it could take even longer to get to my hotel. If there are lifts at Acton Town, that's good to know.
Mar 8, 2017, 8:42 am
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FWIW, the excellent TFL Step free tube guide details the facilities at every tube station, even including any particularly difficult train/platform gaps.
Mar 9, 2017, 3:23 am
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The lifts at Acton Town are at the "Heathrow end" of the station, i.e. the back of the train leaving Heathrow for central London. When you get off the train, look for a narrow walkway to the right of the main stairs.
The escalators at the entrance to Heathrow 123 Tube will deposit you at the correct part of the train, but if you need to take the lift down to the platform then you will have to walk to the other end of the platform.
The lifts at Acton Town have been out of service once out of the ~50 times I have used them. If you are unfortunate enough for this to happen to you, proceed to Earls Court (Piccadilly) and walk across the platform to take the train back.
The escalators at the entrance to Heathrow 123 Tube will deposit you at the correct part of the train, but if you need to take the lift down to the platform then you will have to walk to the other end of the platform.
The lifts at Acton Town have been out of service once out of the ~50 times I have used them. If you are unfortunate enough for this to happen to you, proceed to Earls Court (Piccadilly) and walk across the platform to take the train back.
Mar 9, 2017, 3:58 am
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Or just prevail upon your fellow travellers to do a bit of portering!
Mar 10, 2017, 4:53 am
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The escalators at the entrance to Heathrow 123 Tube will deposit you at the correct part of the train, but if you need to take the lift down to the platform then you will have to walk to the other end of the platform.
The lifts at Acton Town have been out of service once out of the ~50 times I have used them. If you are unfortunate enough for this to happen to you, proceed to Earls Court (Piccadilly) and walk across the platform to take the train back.
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Or just prevail upon your fellow travellers to do a bit of portering!
Mar 11, 2017, 7:39 am
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And a fairly large step from the train to the platform.
Mar 14, 2017, 12:46 am
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Not sure if you misread : D! above but his/her experience was that the lifts were working 49/50 times, i.e. 98% success rate.
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