Airport Rail Link - Future

Future

Other cities are considering airport rail link services.

• Melbourne, Australia – Planning for a branch line off the Geelong line near Lara Station to Avalon Airport has begun, and design funding provided for in the Victorian state budget.
• Cape Town, South Africa – a R3.5 billion rail link between Cape Town International Airport and Cape Town Station is planned to start construction in 2013.
• Dubai Metro – Purple Line – express route between Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport
• Alexandria, Egypt
• Dublin Airport in Dublin, Ireland is one of the main destinations of the (in planning) Dublin Metro.
• Diosdado Macapagal International Airport via Airport Railway (planned)
• Edinburgh Airport will be served by the Edinburgh tram network in 2011 which will link into a new airport railway station on the existing Edinburgh to Aberdeen railway line.
• Poland:
  • In Wrocław the Copernicus Airport is planned to get an underground station below the airport, to be finished around 2010–2015.
  • In Gdansk there are plans for a railway link between Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport and Gdansk Glowny. The link is expected to become operational by summer 2012, when Poland will co-host Euro 2012 (2012 UEFA European Football Championship).
• Helsinki Airport in Finland, where a suburban railway, the Ring Rail Line is under construction which will connect to the airport. Traffic opening expected in 2014.
• In Kiev, Ukraine there are plans for a railway link between Boryspil Airport and Kiev Passenger Railway Station. The link is expected to become operational by summer 2012, when Ukraine will co-host Euro 2012 (2012 UEFA European Football Championship). It is not currently clear at what speeds and how often trains would be departing.
• Prague, proposed in 2008
• United States:
  • In Sacramento, future plans calls for a light rail line that would connect Sacramento Station to the Sacramento International Airport.
  • Oakland is proposing to replace an AirBART bus with a people mover system that would connect the airport terminal buildings to the Coliseum station, as part of the Oakland Airport Connector project.
  • In Dallas, the Orange Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) is currently under construction and should connect to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport via shuttle bus at the Belt Line Station by December 2012 and via One-Seat ride by December 2014.
  • In Dallas, plans are being finalized to connect Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport via one-seat ride on the DART's Cotton Belt Rail Line. Initially planned to open in 2013, 2016 seems to be more likely. The service will run West to East, connecting Grapevine, Texas to Plano, Texas.
  • In Phoenix, the PHX Sky Train is currently under construction to connect all of SkyHarbor's terminals to all the parking facilities, the rental car center, and to the Washington at 44th Street Station of the Valley Metro Light Rail System, it is expected to be completed and running partially by 2013, and completed throughout the airport by 2020.
  • In Fort Worth, plans are being finalized to connect Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport via one-seat ride on the FWTA's TEX Rail. Initially planned to open in 2013, 2016 seems to be more likely. The service will run Northeast to Southwest, connecting DFW to Downtown Fort Worth.
  • Denver’s East Corridor line connecting to Aurora and Denver International Airport is currently under construction.
  • Jacksonville International Airport plans to add an AirTrain service sometime in 2013
  • New York City's LaGuardia Airport has been proposed to be reached by extensions of the New York City Subway or AirTrain JFK.
  • Las Vegas has an ongoing discussion about extending the monorail into McCarran International Airport. Also in the Vegas area, the planned Ivanpah Airport is sited on the right of way for the proposed maglev demonstration project.
  • Salt Lake City’s TRAX light rail system is being extended from Downtown to Salt Lake City International Airport.
  • Washington Metro is being extended via the Silver Line to Dulles International Airport.
• Canada:
  • In Calgary, plans are being developed to extend the C-Train to Calgary International Airport in the northeast of the city.
  • In Edmonton, an extension of the LRT is proposed to connect Edmonton International Airport with downtown.
  • In Toronto, the new Air Rail Link under construction will run from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Union Station downtown. The Eglinton-Crosstown LRT line will also be extended to the airport in the future.
  • In Ottawa, there have been plans to extend the O-Train to the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.
  • In Montreal, there are discussions of a direct rail link between Gare Centrale or Lucien L'Allier train station and Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
• Serbia:
  • Belgrade Airport is to be connected with city via airport express bus. Airport is currently connected with public transport's line 72, but it runs on every 30–40 minutes and ride is around 60 to 90 minutes long. There are also plans for constructing rail link.