Britains largest rail station could be built at Heathrow
 

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5439472.ece

Frankly I doubt it will need to be as large as they say, but a decent station that allows Heathrow to be served from multiple directions and has high speed TGV links to the Midlands and south west would definately be a good idea.

Now I just want to see plans for Stansted to be served by an East-West line and for Luton to actually get a proper rail station at its airport rather than the current cobble up. ;) :rolleyes:

Pesmo, The link you have given comes up with a 404 error.

I can believe the bit about Heathrow getting a third runway but not the rest of it.
In the U.K. stories about national rail infrastructure improvements on this scale normally start with "Once upon a time"

It doesn't produce a 404 error for me, how strange.

Here is the link again.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5439472.ece

Bigger than Waterloo or Clapham Junction is there room for it?

Thanks Pesmo, works fine on the second link.
By the time they have built the third runway the government will have found enough reasons not to build the station. I think that London has enough stations where as city's outside of London are far more in need of new and or additional stations. (with high speed connections).

Sounds too good to be true. Some joined up thinking at last. Hope it does happen!

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Small amount more in the Telegraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/41...-rail-hub.html


It kinda reads like they are thinking of a new west coast main line that goes via Heathrow. Hopefully it will be viaHeathrow and not from Heathrow as a new line starting in Central London would make more sense.