Justine Greening confirmed today, 12/07/2012, of the Governments plan for a rail link that will service Heathrow airport directly from Slough railway station.
Although Heathrow has long been one of the busiest international airports in europe it has suffered with access problems with restricted road access and just the one rail access to Paddington.
It is anticipated that by 2020 it will be possible to take a train directly from Cardiff into Heathrow. Benefits will also been seen with a reduced level of road traffic around the M4 / M25 junctions. Reduced emissions and faster access into and out of Heathrow. linked with the Reading railway station improvements and Crossrail that will link the South East directly into Europe this will make the Thames Valley an even more attractive venue for business to base themselves.
This project may raise the resurect prospect of an additional runway at Heathrow.
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