On Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:17:43 +0000, Graeme Wall
wrote:

On 26/02/2018 07:55, Recliner wrote:

You might be interested in a report in today's Times:

Extract:

It is the issue that has had London City airport spotters perplexed for
years: why is it not connected to the £15 billion Crossrail line?

It has now emerged that the airport is about to embark on a year-long
feasibility study to make the case for adding a station to the route. The
east-west line takes a 26-mile subterranean route through the capital and
passes just 550ft from the airport terminal.

Robert Sinclair, chief executive of the airport, said the project would
examine the engineering case for a Crossrail station and present options to
its bosses. The study, which has yet to be commissioned, is expected to
take between one and two years.

It has previously been suggested that such a station would cost about £50
million. It would add two and a half minutes to journey times from one end
of the line to the other. Mr Sinclair said: “We understand that that won’t
happen overnight but we see a Crossrail station as a major strategic
imperative.”

From:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/city-airport-to-broaden-its-horizons-as-tourist-hub-309g3nfx7?shareToken=2df295a0aa11a527a104da976cdd6 a7f


And it never occurred to them before?

If it's got as far as officially being announced now, then it occurred
to them a very long time ago. For obvious reasons, they wouldn't have
wanted to spend any money on it until they were certain that Crossrail
itself was going to open on time and the prospect of an airport
station was realistic.

Also, this is probably linked to projected growth in usage,
particularly in the leisure market. Existing passenger numbers are
catered for well enough by the DLR and road links (especially given
that a lot of business travellers will be starting from their offices
rather than home). But a Crossrail station will make it much more
easily accessible for travellers starting from outside London.

Mark