Sadiq Khan on new Heathrow rail link
- 8 months ago
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.