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Luton

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Bristol

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Birmingham

Liverpool John Lennon

Manchester

Newcastle

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Aberdeen

Glasgow Prestwick

Blackpool

George Best Belfast City

Belfast International

Southend

Gatwick

London City 55%

Gatwick 38%

Heathrow 27%

Glasgow Prestwick 30%

Stansted 24%

Birmingham 23%

Newcastle 18%

Luton 16%

Southampton 16%

Manchester 14.5%

10 UK Airports with highest Rail market share

Direct Rail Connections

Airport Service City Centre Terminus Travel Time Rail / Car

London Heathrow Airport Heathrow Express London Paddington 15 min 35-45 min

Heathrow Connect London Paddington 25 min

Underground Piccadilly Line London Various 50-60 min

London Gatwick Airport Gatwick Express London Victoria 30 min 1-1.30 hr

Southern London Victoria 35-40 min

First Capital Connect London Bridge 50 min 1-1.30 hr

First Capital Connect Brighton 30 min 40-45 min

First Great Western Reading 1.15 hr 1-1.20 hr

London Stansted Airport Stansted Express London Liverpool Street 47 min 45 min-1 hr

Cross Country Trains Cambridge 35 min 35-50 min

London City Airport Docklands Light Railway London Stratford International 17 min 18-25 min

London Southend Airport Greater Anglia London Liverpool Street 53 min 1-1.20 hr

Birmingham Airport Virgin Trains Birmingham New Street 10 min 20-25 min

London Midlands Birmingham New Street 10-15 min

Arriva Trains Wales Birmingham New Street 10-20 min

Virgin Trains London Euston 1.10 hr 1.45-2.05 hr

Cross Country Trains Manchester Piccadilly 2 hr 1.40-2 hr

Manchester Airport First TransPennine Express Manchester Piccadilly 20 min 15-20 min

Northern Rail Manchester Piccadilly 14-27 min

Metrolink Cornbrook 45 min

Southampton Airport South West Trains Southampton Central 7 min 10-15 min

South West Trains London Waterloo 69 min 1.30-1.50 hr

Cross Country Trains Southampton Central 7 min

Cross Country Trains Oxford 1.15 hr 1-1.15hr

Newcastle Airport Tyne and Wear Metro Newcastle Central 29 min 18-20 min

Glasgow Prestwick Airport First ScotRail Glasgow Central Station 50 min 40-45 min

Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh Tram Ediburgh Princes Street 35 min 20-25 min

Blackpool International Airport Northern Rail Preston 34 min 25-30 min

Blackpool Tramway Blackpool North Pier 17 min 15-20 min

*Pre-booked bus shuttle service

Bus to Rail connections

Airport Rail Station Travel Time

London Luton Airport Luton Airport Parkway Station 6 min

Bristol Airport Bristol Temple Meads Station 30 min

Aberdeen Airport Dyce station 9 min

Glasgow Airport Paisley Gilmour Street Station 15 min

Cardiff International Airport Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Station 10 min

Liverpool John Lennon Airport Liverpool South Parkway Station 20 min

Belfast International Airport Antrim Railway Station 10-15 min

George Best Belfast City Airport Sydenham By-Pass 7 min (walk)

East Midlands Airport East Midlands Parkway Rail Station* 10 min

Major UK AirRail ProjectsFunding Project Name Impact on Airports Completion Date£21.4bn HS2 Phase1 Birmingam Airport 2026

£21.2bn HS2 Phase2 Manchester Airport 2032

Heathrow Airport*

£14.8bn Crossrail Heathrow Airport 2018

£6.5bn Thameslink Luton Airport 2018

Gatwick Airport

£850m Reading Station Area Redevelopment Gatwick Airport 2015

Heathrow Airport**

£700m Eurostar new fleet and train refurbishment programme Schiphol Airport 2015-16

£600m Northern Hub Manchester Airport 2019

£500m Western Rail Access Heathrow Airport 2021

£500m Midland Mainline electrification Luton Airport 2019

£400m Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP) Edinburgh Airport 2016

£350m Valleys electrification Cardiff Airport 2019

£53m Gatwick Airport Station Redevelopment Gatwick Airport 2014

£20m Greater Anglia Franchise Improvements Stansted Airport 2014*The Government has taken the decision to pause work on the spur to Heathrow until after 2015 when it expects the Airports Commission to publish its final report.**Possible future extension of Crossrail services and introduction of AirTrack services to London’s Heathrow Airport.

HS2 Route Map

Bolton Bradford

Stoke-on-Trent NottinghamDerby

Coventry

Wolverhampton

Rotherham

Sheffield

EAST COAST MAIN LINE

WEST COAST MAIN LINE

Glasgow Edinburgh

Newcastle

Darlington

Carlisle

HeathrowAirport

ManchesterPiccadilly

ManchesterAirport HighSpeed Station

Liverpool

YorkLeedsNew Lane

East Midlands Hub

Sheffield Meadowhall

Birmingham Birmingham Interchange

Warrington

Crewe

London(Euston)

Old Oak Common

Runcorn

Preston

Wigan

Stafford

HS1

HS2 Station

HS2 destination served by HS2 classic compatible services

Core high speed network (Phases One and Two)

HS2 connection to existing rail network

Classic compatible services

Existing lines with potential for future connection to HS2

Crossrail Route Map

Thameslink Route Map

Proposed Air Rail Links in UKLondon Luton AirportThe Airport operator has aspirations to create a permanent fixed rail link between the main airport terminal building and Luton Airport Parkway station. Various options are being explored including PRT, Tram-Train and Heavy Rail. The Airport is also engaged with the DfT’s franchise programme in an effort to secure four non-stop express services, operating between the Airport and the Capital from October 2017 onwards.”

Belfast International AirportProposals to re-open Antrim to Knock-more/Lisburn line and possible feasibility study to establish a rail link to Belfast International Airport (BIA) if passenger numbers grow towards 10 million by 2030 as predicted by the airport operator. Proposed by Regional Development Minis-ter Danny Kennedy.

Thames Hub£15 billion brand new 24hr airport with four runways and 26 min by train from St Pancras on the Isle of Grain in the Thames Estuary. Proposed by The Foster + Partners.

Heathrow AirportThe future rail link, subject to planning permission, will give passengers a direct

rail service from Reading via Slough, to Heathrow airport. The proposals would see a new junction created between Langley and Iver stations, linking with a 5km tunnel for trains to access Heathrow Terminal 5. Proposed by Network Rail.

Durham Tees Valley AirportAirport’s Master Plan proposes to facilitate relocation of the railway station as part of the wider investment in rail connectiv-ity within the tees valley. Delivery of the Master Plan would be phased to 2020. Proposed by Durham Tess Valley Airport.

Gatwick and Heathrow AirportsIain Stewart, MP for Milton Keynes South proposes direct rail links to Heathrow and Gatwick as part of the East West Rail Project (EWR) and Gatwick Airport’s second runway in 2021 plans. Proposed by Iain Stewart MP.

Birmingham AirportProposal to restore the Whitacre Link’ – the former Stonebridge Railway, between Hampton-in-Arden and Whitacre Junc-tion, and re-connect it to the existing and expanding national railway network at the HS2 Interchange station. Proposed by by Alan Marshall, Editorial Director of Rail-

news Limited, and Michael Byng, Quantity Surveyor, of mbpc Infrastructure Limited.

Leeds Bradford International AirportIn 2005-2016 Master Plan the airport proposed a new fixed rail link. The rail link could provide additional light or heavy rail capacity linking the Wharfdale and Aire-dale lines and offering an alternative route between Leeds and Bradford and enabling trains for example to link Bradford to Harrogate and York via Guiseley and the Airport. Proposed by Leeds Bradford Inter-national Airport. In 2014 an alliance of Manchester, Liver-pool, Leeds, Newcastle and Sheffield have developed the One North: A Proposition for an Interconnected North report, suggesting better connections to Manches-ter Airport and a Rail/Light Rail connection to Leeds Bradford Airport by 2024.

Aberdeen AirportIn their 2013 Master Plan, Aberdeen Inter-national Airport Limited has committed to provide land, currently within its owner-ship, to support the proposed develop-ment of Dyce railway station to accommo-date proposed rail passenger growth and to improve customer service at the station. Proposed By Aberdeen Airport.

Gatwick Airport Transport Interchange With a Second Runway

Inverness AirportIn June 2006 a proposal was announced to open a new station at Dalcross, which would serve as interchange for Inverness Airport and also provide park-and-ride facilities for commuters to Inverness. Proposed by Hitrans.

Glasgow International AirportPRT, Tram-Train and Heavy Rail options identified in the Glasgow Airport Strategic Transport Network Study 2011, prepared by Sytra, appraised by Aecom. The Scottish Government has announced in February 2014 that it will consider a proposal for a tram-train link from Glasgow Airport onto the existing rail network. Proposed by Glasgow Airport.

Cardiff AirportA number of options for introducing enhanced services to Rhoose Cardiff Inter-national Airport station have been consid-ered in Cardiff Airport Master Plan 2006. In a Local Development Plan 2013, the Vale of Glamorgan Council proposed building a 1.5 mile rail spur to directly link the airport from the Cardiff to Bridgend coastal line. Proposed by Vale of Glamorgan Council.

Robin Hood AirportMembers of the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce’s Transport Forum said a new railway station should be built at the Robin Hood Airport, with links to Doncaster Central railway station and Sheffield station. The outlined potential scheme could be part of an open consul-tation around the future of Northern and TransPennine Express rail franchises, which are due for renewal in February 2016. Proposed by Sheffield Chamber of Commerce’s Transport Forum.

Crossrail Train

Thameslink

London Luton Airport

Leeds and Manchester Airports could benefit from new transport

PLANUK: A new transport plan developed by a an alliance of Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle and Sheffield has been present-ed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP and HS2 chairman Sir David Higgins on Tuesday 5 August.

The report, One North: A Proposition for an Interconnected North lays out opportu-nities to maximise economic growth across the north, boosting transport links and helping rebalance the national economy.

If adopted, the £15 billion, 15-year invest-ment plan, which complements the high speed rail HS2 proposals, could deliver benefits for the whole of the North of England including up to 150% additional

capacity on roads and as much as 55% faster journey times on a faster, more frequent interconnected rail network.

It would also deliver new trains running on a dedicated 125 mph trans-Pennine rail-link, a faster route to Newcastle and direct, fast and frequent access to Manchester Airport for all the North’s city regions to help north-ern businesses access global markets.

One North has been supported by a number of other key cities and regions including Hull, Bradford, Wakefield and York – who have all helped shape the findings of the report.

Among the report proposals are calls to:

• A very fast, frequent and high quality intercity rail network joining up city re-gions – including a new trans-Pennine route (tunnelled as necessary), a faster link to Newcastle and improved access to Manchester Airport.

• Improved regional rail networks to pro-vide additional capacity and help sus-tain growth, interconnected with HS2 and intercity services plus local tram networks and more park and ride fa-cilities.

• New rolling stock (as a priority), elec-trification of existing lines, higher ser-vice frequencies and addressing pinch-points on the rail network.

• A digital infrastructure enabling re-al-time information, greater network resilience and faster connections be-tween key areas to personal and busi-ness users.

• Building HS2 early – extending Phase One to Crewe and bringing forwards the delivery of HS2 between Leeds and Sheffield.

• Rail/light rail connection to Leeds Brad-ford Airport.

Rail/light rail connection to Leeds Bradford Airport by 2024

Network Rail has released Anglia Route Study proposals that look at the main lines from London Liverpool Street to Norwich and Cambridge and their respective branch lines, as well as the lines from London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness and Felixstowe to Peterborough via Ely.

The study looks at how to build upon improvements already planned for the coming years, including the completion of Crossrail, the rebuilding of key junctions, renewed overhead lines and upgraded signalling.

Among the potential options for the West Anglia main line identified in the study is a proposal to double the single line tunnel to Stansted Airport.

London Stansted, however, has urged Network Rail to show more ambition and greater vision to deliver faster rail servic-es to unlock the airport’s potential and improve services for commuters.

Responding to the publication of Network Rail’s Anglia Route Study proposals, Andrew Harrison, Stansted’s Managing Director, said:"Network Rail clearly recognises the need to improve services to Stansted but its proposals lack the ambition and vision needed to deliver significantly faster servic-es for airport users and commuters.

"We are already working with Network Rail, the DfT and others to develop better solu-tions that will result in greater savings in journey times for all users.

"This is important because unlike Heathrow and Gatwick, Stansted has spare runway capacity today and significant room to grow in the future. Making best use of Stansted is critical given the arrival of a new runway in the South East is at least 10-15 years away.

"It is almost a year since the Chancellor and Sir Howard Davies asked Network Rail to look at how to improve rail services between London and Stansted, as part of the Airports Commission's recommenda-tions to Government.

"As Sir Howard Davies recognised, the best way to unlock Stansted's potential, improve passenger experience and foster further economic growth in the region is by invest-ing in the infrastructure to provide faster journey times, additional capacity and greater resilience.

"Faster journey times to and from London will enable Stansted to continue support-ing the capital's growth, particularly as it expands further east. Improved rail servic-es would also be great for the wider region, delivering huge benefits for commuters and supporting economic regeneration and thriving industries up and down the London-Stansted-Cambridge corridor.

"We will be working with Network Rail to look again at what needs to be done to reduce journey times, and seeking a firm commitment from Government that the necessary investment on the rail line between London and Stansted Airport will be taken forward urgently as a central part of its aviation policy."

London Stansted urges Network Rail to show more ambition to unlock growth at the airport

London Luton Airport has appointed North Star Consultancy to help transform rail service links from the Airport to London and the East Midlands as part of a £100m redevelopment of the Airport, including improved surface access. Both London Luton Airport and North Star Consultancy are members of the Global AirRail Alliance (GARA).

The development plan will see air passen-ger numbers grow by 80% over the next decade, and improved rail access will be vital in facilitating this growth. This will be achieved through a range of measures, which will include raising awareness of the competitive journey times and the develop-ment of a more seamless passenger experi-ence in partnership with Govia Thameslink, the future East Midlands Trains franchisee and the Department for Transport.

Richard Brown, Managing Director of North Star said: “Among London’s four major airports, London Luton has a competitive travel time to central London by rail, yet the perception amongst the travelling public is very different. Our job is not only to help change that by ensuring that best practice in rail-air links are delivered in the short term, but also look to the long term. The next East Midlands trains franchise is an obvious opportunity to further improve connectivity, not just to London but to and from the East Midlands and South York-shire. We will aim to get millions of people to vote with their feet and hop on the regu-lar fast train to London, which takes less than 20 minutes non-stop.”

Clive Condie, Executive Chairman of London Luton Airport said: “Today it is already possi-ble to reach central London in 19 minutes from Luton Airport Parkway by train. It’s our vision to build on this to create a world-class air-rail facility that delivers the speed, frequency and simplicity international trav-ellers require. Our work with North Star will be a key step in helping London Luton to take its place as a leading UK airport connecting London and the surrounding regions with a growing number of destina-tions across Europe and beyond.”

London Luton Airport appoints

North Star to enhance rail connectivity

2014

Gatwick AirportRefurbishment of Platform 7.Thameslink rail franchise awarded to Govia.Oyster Card and contactless payment introduced at Gatwick Airport.

Edinburgh AirportEdinburgh Trams start operations on 31 May

Stansted AirportNew off peak services for the Cambridge - Stansted Airport route on Mondays to Fridays from July 2014.

2015

Gatwick AirportThameslink and Southern merge services under new Govia franchise. Improved Reading Station brings enhanced services from one to two trains an hour to Reading with potential for a direct train from Gatwick to Oxford.

Luton AirportThameslink: additional overnight train services.

Manchester AirportNorthern Hub: fourth rail platform upgrade completed.

2016

Gatwick AirportThameslink: 108 new, high quality train carriages by Siemens Rail Systems introduced for Gatwick Express.

Heathrow AirportWestern Rail Access: Network Rail begins initial highways enabling work.

Schiphol AirportEurostar starts running their new e320 trains, designed by Pininfari-na, from London to Amsterdam via Schiphol Airport.

Manchester AirportNorthern Hub: fourth platform opens at Manchester Airport.Northern Hub: Opening of Ordsall Chord introduces a new direct service through Manchester city centre to Manchester Airport

Edinburgh AirportEGIP: The Edinburgh Gateway Interchange opens making it easier for passengers using the Edinburgh tram to connect to Edinburgh Airport.

2017

Gatwick AirportVictoria Station improvements.Redhill Station improvements.

2018

Gatwick AirportThameslink: New trains start operations.Thameslink: Introduction of longer, more frequent trains – 18 peak hour trains from Gatwick to London.

London Luton AirportThameslink: 30 minute journey from Luton Airport Parkway to St Pancras.

Heathrow AirportCrossrail concession takes over the Heathrow Connect service and Bombardier delivers new trains. Western Rail Access: Network Rail begins tunnel enabling work.

2019

Gatwick AirportGatwick Airport Station redevelopment completed including new concourse.

Cardiff AirportBetter speed and increased capacity with Rhoose Cardiff Internation-al Airport station through Valleys electrification.

2020

Gatwick Airport Brighton Mainline re-signalling.New direct services introduced to Cambridge and Peterborough.

2021

Heathrow Airport Western Rail Access: direct link to Oxford.

2026

Birmingham Airport HS2 Phase 1 connects London to Birmingham Airport

2030

Gatwick Airport Up to 24 trains per peak an hour from Gatwick to London.Almost all trains leaving Gatwick made up of 12 carriages.

2033

Manchester Airport HS2 Phase 2 connects to Manchester Airport reducing journeys to London to 63 minutes, Birmingham – 32 minutes, and Manchester Piccadilly – 9 minutes

Gatwick Airport Further improvements deliver nearly treble capacity from 2012 levels to 45,000 seats per peak hour

2035

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Manchester AirportMetrolink Airport Line opens.

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