{
  "id": 9965618,
  "title": "London transfer: is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/london-transfer-is-it-time-to-kill-off-the-heathrow-express",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-26T11:00:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/26/kill-off-heathrow-express-airport-train-third-runway"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Guardian Business reports on the potential challenges that may arise from Heathrow's £33bn expansion plan, which includes building a third runway. This expansion would result in 100,000-200,000 additional passengers traveling to and from the airport daily, leading to increased congestion on the ground. One of the most significant issues is the relocation of part of the UK's busiest motorway, the M25, to accommodate the new runway. This relocation will require finding more sustainable ways to transport the growing number of passengers and thousands of staff to and from Heathrow. The future of the Heathrow Express may be called into question as fares rise and passenger numbers decline.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}