Written questions

Heathrow Airport: Railways

Commons · Question 8889 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on (a) local traffic and (b) air pollution of a direct rail link from Egham to Heathrow.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 22 Oct 2024

A direct rail link from Egham to Heathrow is not currently being developed by the Department for Transport. Heathrow Southern Rail Ltd (HSRL) is developing proposals for a southern rail link to the airport, and I would expect impacts on local traffic and...