"Richard J." wrote in message
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Recliner wrote on 15 November 2009
13:30:52 ...
"Basil Jet" wrote in message


Apparently Heathrow T4 tube station has fewer passengers than West
Harrow and West Finchley!
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...d-stations.pdf

T4 is the quietest Heathrow LU station, but the numbers may be lower
than usual as that report covers a period when BA was moving out and
the terminal was being refurbished for its new tenants (Air France,
Alitalia, etc). The T4 station also has quite a poor Tube service,

Alternate Heathrow Piccadilly trains serve T4, which therefore has a
train every 10 minutes, which is the same frequency as trains to T5.

True, but as T5 has never been better, it somehow doesn't seem so bad
(yes, I know that's irrational). T4 used to have twice the frequency,
and without the long station dwell time, too.


and maybe some pax use the free Heathrow Express service to T123.

It's actually the Heathrow Connect trains that provide the free
T4T123 service, 4 trains per hour, with alternate trains running
through to Paddington. The lower fares on HC (compared to HEx) may
tempt more people to take the faster alternative to the Piccadilly
than at T5.

Good point -- I hadn't thought of that. The last time I used it, it was
still HEx, and I'd forgotten that HC had now taken over this service.