Plea Made for a Crossrail Station at London City Airport

Oct. 12, 2017

London City Airport’s outgoing chief executive officer slammed the failure to link the terminal with the 15-billion-pound ($20 billion) Crossrail train line and said planning hurdles are hurting Britain’s competitiveness.

After missing out on a Crossrail station in the route’s initial construction phase, London City has come up with a plan for reopening the nearby Silvertown halt that would satisfy the stringent requirements it was instructed to meet, according to Declan Collier, who stands down in two weeks.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-12/london-city-airport-chief-s-parting-plea-right-crossrail-wrong