A PLAN for a fast rail link is reportedly being prepared by Luton Airport to give passengers access to the centre of London within 20 minutes.
Passengers currently take a 20-minute train to Luton Airport Parkway station, but the total journey time to the can be more than doubled by having to change, wait, and travel the last mile by bus.
Nick Barton, Luton’s chief executive is working on a plan to get the airport connected properly to the rail network.
‘The bus service meets the basic criteria,’ he told The Times. ‘The plan is to come up with a long-term solution. The options are a mass passenger system which could be light rail or heavy rail. We know the need. Connectivity is the priority.
‘The ownership [and funding] of a rail link would have to be something we work out. But everyone knows a better link is in everyone’s interest.’
Passengers currently take a 20-minute train to Luton Airport Parkway station, but the total journey time to the can be more than doubled by having to change, wait, and travel the last mile by bus.
Nick Barton, Luton’s chief executive is working on a plan to get the airport connected properly to the rail network.
‘The bus service meets the basic criteria,’ he told The Times. ‘The plan is to come up with a long-term solution. The options are a mass passenger system which could be light rail or heavy rail. We know the need. Connectivity is the priority.
‘The ownership [and funding] of a rail link would have to be something we work out. But everyone knows a better link is in everyone’s interest.’
The airport has started a £100 million project that will increase its passenger capacity by 50% to 18 million.
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