Sadiq Khan has given his backing to a proposed new railway link connecting Heathrow Airport with south west London, Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.<br /><br />The Mayor of London said the so-called Southern Rail Link scheme could be transformative in enabling more people to reach the UK’s busiest airport.<br /><br />The proposal would see a new track laid from Terminal 5 station down towards the existing South Western Railway network, joining it at Staines.<br /><br />From there, trains would travel through Twickenham and Richmond – or via Hounslow and Brentford – to reach Clapham Junction and Waterloo.<br /><br />A second branch is proposed to run from the airport to Virginia Water, enabling services out towards Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.<br /><br />That second branch would also mean that services from those counties could potentially make use of the existing Elizabeth line infrastructure to travel beyond Heathrow and through to Paddington, including a stop at the HS2 station of Old Oak Common.
