There has been frustration expressed by a number of stakeholders after the government published strategic objectives for the Southern Access to Heathrow, which has slipped the opening date to Heathrow.
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Funding award could restore passenger trains to Hundred of Hoo line
Passenger services could be restored to the Hundred of Hoo line in north Kent following a funding award to Medway Council from the Housing Infrastructure Fund. The council has had
Continue readingCost increase for Thanet Parkway forces business case review
A review has been requested after the cost to open a railway station on High Speed 1 near Thanet increased from £28m committed by local organisations to £34.5m. The review
Continue readingCrossrail opening date slips to 2021
The six month opening window for Crossrail is no longer the target with the Crossrail chief executive expecting the line to open as soon as possible in 2021. The delay
Continue readingParking Levy could support Southall-Brentford rail link
Hounslow Council has approved further work on a workplace parking levy that could support the introduction of a rail link between Southall and Brentford. The railway line would link the
Continue readingHounslow Council pushes for new rail links to be delivered as part of Heathrow expansion
Hounslow Council has pushed for the introduction of new rail links to Heathrow including southern rail access as part of its response to the consultation to expand Heathrow Airport. Source:
Continue readingGovernment allocates funding to Surrey Canal Road and Beaulieu Park
The government has announced the funding of two brand new railway stations in an announcement about five successful bids to the Housing Infrastructure Fund. Surrey Canal Road and Beaulieu Park
Continue readingFresh calls for Arundel chord
Councillors at Arun District Council have made fresh calls for a section of railway line to be built that would enable direct trains between Worthing and Horsham. Click here for
Continue readingFirst engineering train operates on Northern line extension
The Northern Line Extension has passed a major milestone after an engineering train successfully travelled the entire length of the new tunnels from Kennington to Battersea, for the first time.
Continue readingWest London Orbital Railway business case published
The Strategic Outline Business Case for the West London Orbital Railway has stated that there is a strong case for further work to develop the schemes business case. The scheme
Continue readingFrustration as Heathrow southern link proposals are left languishing
Proposals to provide links to Heathrow Airport are not moving forwards despite the need to improve links expected to justify and offset the third runway. Click here for the article
Continue readingMeridian Water opens
Meridian Water railway station opened yesterday with the first train stopping there at 0557. Chris Grayling and Heidi Alexander joined stakeholders at the official opening event. Additional trains will serve
Continue readingMeridian Water clears final hurdle for opening
The new railway station at Meridian Water is set to open soon after the Office of Rail and Road provided authority for it join the network. The station replaces Angel
Continue readingMeridian Water opening date delayed
Plans to open a new railway station at Meridian Water have been delayed until at least the 28 May 2019. The station was expected to open last Sunday as part
Continue readingCrossrail delivery window revealed
The delivery window for opening the central section of Crossrail has been revealed. A six month window that runs from October 2020 to March 2021 will be the target making
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