Wandsworth Council propose new ‘Airtrack-Lite’ plan
06.11.11
Plans for a new direct rail service from south London to Heathrow have been unveiled by Wandsworth Council. The proposal – which is based on BAA’s now scrapped Airtrack scheme – would provide four trains an hour from Waterloo to Terminal 5, with stops in the Wandsworth at Clapham Junction and Putney.
The plans avoid diverting extra trains through level crossings in Mortlake and Egham, which was a ‘key problem’ with the original scheme scrapped by BAA in April. Cost concerns were also raised. Now Wandsworth has come up with a new plan – called Airtrack-Lite – that routes two trains an hour from Waterloo via the Hounslow loop.
Two existing services on the Waterloo - Windsor line would split at Staines to provide a further direct link to Terminal Five. Two services an hour would also come up from Weybridge to Heathrow – again without adding extra frequencies over level crossings at Egham. The new plans would require a new station at Staines and a new stretch of track from here to Terminal 5. The rest of the route would run along existing lines.
The council is discussing the case for Airtrack-Lite with the Department for Transport as part of the Wandsworth Travel Choices campaign.
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