FOI request detail

GWR service curtailment due to Crossrail

Request ID: FOI-1317-1920
Date published: 12 August 2019

You asked

There are currently 2 fast trains per hour between Slough and Paddington on GWR main line. Crossrail will provide 4 trains per hour from Slough through central London when opened. Would these new Crossrail trains curtail GWR services? Especially would Crossrail trains curtail the 2 GWR fast trains per hour?

We answered

TfL Ref: 1317-1920

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 2 August 2019 asking for information about whether Crossrail will affect GWR services.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm that we hold the information you require.

GWR will continue to operate two fast trains per hour between Slough and London on the Main Lines as at present. You may want to contact GWR direct at https://www.gwr.com/ if you have any further questions about their services.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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