Sadiq Khan has given his backing to a proposed new railway link connecting Heathrow Airport with south west London, Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.
The Mayor of London said the so-called Southern Rail Link scheme could be transformative in enabling more people to reach the UK’s busiest airport.
The proposal would see a new track laid from Terminal 5 station down towards the existing South Western Railway network, joining it at Staines.
From there, trains would travel through Twickenham and Richmond – or via Hounslow and Brentford – to reach Clapham Junction and Waterloo.
A second branch is proposed to run from the airport to Virginia Water, enabling services out towards Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.
That second branch would also mean that services from those counties could potentially make use of the existing Elizabeth line infrastructure to travel beyond Heathrow and through to Paddington, including a stop at the HS2 station of Old Oak Common.
The Mayor of London said the so-called Southern Rail Link scheme could be transformative in enabling more people to reach the UK’s busiest airport.
The proposal would see a new track laid from Terminal 5 station down towards the existing South Western Railway network, joining it at Staines.
From there, trains would travel through Twickenham and Richmond – or via Hounslow and Brentford – to reach Clapham Junction and Waterloo.
A second branch is proposed to run from the airport to Virginia Water, enabling services out towards Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.
That second branch would also mean that services from those counties could potentially make use of the existing Elizabeth line infrastructure to travel beyond Heathrow and through to Paddington, including a stop at the HS2 station of Old Oak Common.
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00:00 But what we're going to try and do is make it as easy as possible for people to leave their car at home and get to the airport when they're travelling.
00:06 And so having good public transport is really important.
00:09 I'm really proud of the Elizabeth line that is now serving Heathrow.
00:12 But when you're in that part of London, you know, south west in particular and outside of London, it can be quite challenging to get Heathrow using public transport.
00:20 It's a good example of investing in infrastructure that benefits the climate, but also creates jobs and benefits people making it easier to commute to Heathrow.