Crossrail Express to replace Heathrow Express
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Wednesday, 30 Nov -0001 12:00
The issue surrounds the widely accepted capacity gap from the Reading and outer Thames Valley area into London Paddington. The strategy concluded that the concept of a peak hours Thames Valley shuttle service was widely supported; this shuttle runs in the pathways currently reserved for the Heathrow Express.
The RUS notes “There was a significant level of concern from aviation stakeholders that implementing this would require changes to the existing Heathrow Express method of operation, which would be incorporated into Crossrail as a result. On the other hand, these proposed changes were widely supported at a conceptual level by those stakeholders with a wider remit than just airline passengers, subject to various issues being resolved. It was recognised by many stakeholders that the Paddington station area is only a secondary demand driver by Central London standards, and that many successful airport train services operate as part of a wider network, rather than just on a point?to?point basis”.
The RUS goes on to recommend a major increase in the planned Crossrail route to Heathrow Airport service which would be increased from four to ten trains per hour throughout the day. For the majority of the day these would maintain existing journey times between Paddington and Heathrow Airport. In peak hour there would be a skip-stop semi-fast service to Heathrow Airport with some services running non-stop at all other times.
We have noted that this plan provides for 10 trains per hour to Heathrow instead of the mix of 4 Heathrow Express and 4 Crossrail trains.
airrailNEWS spoke to Air-rail specialist Richard Brown of North Star Consultancy. He commented, “It is important to see the wider context and significant capacity issues arising in the future so the future of the Heathrow Express will naturally be questioned. It is already constrained by its terminus, Paddington, being in West rather than Central London so the opportunity for a one seat ride to Tottenham Court Road or Liverpool Street has to be welcomed and I’m sure the market will be attracted to the time saving and convenience that this will provide. On the downside I would be concerned about the inevitable compromise between trains designed for high density commuter transit and meeting the needs of air travellers, but this is not insurmountable as a number of cities have demonstrated. How this is operationalised will be key to retaining the business market but at concept level it appears that Heathrow has got a good deal out of the Route Utilisation Strategy”.
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The RUS notes “There was a significant level of concern from aviation stakeholders that implementing this would require changes to the existing Heathrow Express method of operation, which would be incorporated into Crossrail as a result. On the other hand, these proposed changes were widely supported at a conceptual level by those stakeholders with a wider remit than just airline passengers, subject to various issues being resolved. It was recognised by many stakeholders that the Paddington station area is only a secondary demand driver by Central London standards, and that many successful airport train services operate as part of a wider network, rather than just on a point?to?point basis”.
The RUS goes on to recommend a major increase in the planned Crossrail route to Heathrow Airport service which would be increased from four to ten trains per hour throughout the day. For the majority of the day these would maintain existing journey times between Paddington and Heathrow Airport. In peak hour there would be a skip-stop semi-fast service to Heathrow Airport with some services running non-stop at all other times.
We have noted that this plan provides for 10 trains per hour to Heathrow instead of the mix of 4 Heathrow Express and 4 Crossrail trains.
airrailNEWS spoke to Air-rail specialist Richard Brown of North Star Consultancy. He commented, “It is important to see the wider context and significant capacity issues arising in the future so the future of the Heathrow Express will naturally be questioned. It is already constrained by its terminus, Paddington, being in West rather than Central London so the opportunity for a one seat ride to Tottenham Court Road or Liverpool Street has to be welcomed and I’m sure the market will be attracted to the time saving and convenience that this will provide. On the downside I would be concerned about the inevitable compromise between trains designed for high density commuter transit and meeting the needs of air travellers, but this is not insurmountable as a number of cities have demonstrated. How this is operationalised will be key to retaining the business market but at concept level it appears that Heathrow has got a good deal out of the Route Utilisation Strategy”.
http://www.crossrail.co.uk/
To learn more about Crossrail project, join us at the Future of AirRail - Airport Rail Terminal Integration conference >>>
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