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Railways: Heathrow Airport and North East Hampshire

Asked by Alex BrewerLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 16247

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rail connectivity between North East Hampshire constituency and Heathrow Airport.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department for Transport has not made a specific assessment of the adequacy of rail connectivity between the constituency of North East Hampshire and Heathrow Airport. However, residents of North East Hampshire can access Heathrow by rail and onward connections via the wider rail network, including services to London, and interchange with Heathrow Express, the Elizabeth line and other public transport links serving the airport.

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