Khan outlines West London Orbital and Piccadilly Line improvements

Summarised from Croydon Guardian's report · Updated 16 Oct, 14:50 · Archive

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says the West London Orbital will reduce key journey times by more than half an hour.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has outlined rail improvements for southwest London, telling the London Assembly on October 15 that projects including the West London Orbital and Piccadilly Line upgrades will benefit Hounslow, Kingston and Richmond.

The West London Orbital is a planned rail project connecting Hendon in the north of London with Hounslow in the south. It will use existing, underused rail lines and form part of the London Overground network once complete. Khan said it will reduce key journey times by more than half an hour and allow faster journeys to Heathrow and Central London through the Elizabeth Line.

Khan cited additional improvements including track renewal programmes, signalling upgrades and new trains for the Piccadilly Line. He told the assembly that each new train will provide ten per cent more capacity and a smoother ride, with the potential to increase frequency from 24 to 27 trains per hour in future and a 23 per cent increase in peak capacity into central London. Liberal Democrat assembly member Gareth Roberts suggested the Orbital should be extended to Twickenham to benefit more areas.

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• Rail projects like the West London Orbital to improve transport linksSadiq Khan says West London Orbital and Piccadilly Line upgrades will improve links for Hounslow, Kingston and Richmond, with new trains and faster journeys.Croydon Guardian · 16 Oct, 13:40

In this story: Sadiq Khan · Gareth Roberts · London Assembly · London Overground · West London Orbital · Hounslow · Hendon

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