Re: [Melb] Airport Heavy Rail Connection Needed!

["Les Chandra" <les_chandra@asparagus.hotmail.com>]

Derick Wuen <cullend@webone.com.au> wrote in message
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> Dave Proctor wrote in message ...
> >On Mon, 21 May 2001 21:18:51 +1000, "Derick Wuen"
> ><cullend@webone.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>Jeff wrote in message
<2d250828.0105201049.22e317ec@posting.google.com>...
> >>>Dave Proctor <david@spambait.proctor.net> wrote in message
> >>news:<fiffgt8u8d188nul9blmsecidf1t1blhte@4ax.com>...
> >>>> On Sun, 20 May 2001 13:33:23 +1000, "Derick Wuen"
> >>>> <cullend@webone.com.au> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> >London 3 airports 3 rail links
> >>>>
> >>>> London has five airports - Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and
> >>>> London City (located in the docklands).
> >>>>
> >>>> Dave
> >>>
> >>>Only London City does not have a rail link
> >>
> >>Doesn't the docklands (light) railway link to the city airport?
> >
> >AFAIK, the DLR does not go to LCY.
> >
> I have not travelled on DLR (a bit too tram-like for my tastes), but...
>
> My 1999 map of London shows 2 DLR stations which imnply connection to City
> Airport....
>
> (a) "Price Regent" connection by shuttle bus and
> (b) "Sivertown and London City Airport" (staggering distance?)
>
> Comments?
>
> >Dave

The North London Line (ex BR) goes to Silvertown and City Airport. This line
doesn't go into central London so a change is needed to get to the airport.

FWIW, the current tube map at London Transport's site lists Canning Town as
the connection point for the airport bus.

See http://www.dlr.co.uk/ for proposed extension to the airport.

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Les