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Western Rail Link to Heathrow

Sector: Rail • Location: Slough, England, United Kingdom

Source: Bracknell News

Project
Proposed

The Western Rail Link to Heathrow aims to create a direct rail connection to Heathrow Airport, significantly reducing travel times and creating thousands of new jobs. The proposed line would involve building a tunnel east of Langley station in Slough, serving around 20% of the UK's population.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Rail, Commercial, Airport, Tunnel
Location
Slough, England, United Kingdom
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Bracknell News

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The project “Western Rail Link to Heathrow” is an infrastructure initiative in the Rail sector, located in Slough, England, United Kingdom. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Bracknell News.

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The Western Rail Link to Heathrow aims to create a direct rail connection to Heathrow Airport, significantly reducing travel times and creating thousands of new jobs. The proposed line would involve building a tunnel east of Langley station in Slough, serving around 20% of the UK's population.

Original sector

Transport

Location

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

State

England

City

Slough

Source

Source

Bracknell News

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Sector

Rail, Commercial, Airport, Tunnel

Article published date

2025-03-07

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