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January 21st 13, 12:56 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Roland Perry
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Heathrow Connect and Oyster
In message , at 06:30:28
on Mon, 21 Jan 2013,
remarked:
There's a premium on the metro to Madrid airport, and a premium
"Airport Express" train in Oslo. Stockholm has the Arlanda Express,
Rome has the Leonardo Express and don't forget the Gatwick Express.
The Gatwick Express paralleling non-premium services of course.
As does Heathrow Express.
What about Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels?
Paris has a RER station, a bit slow, but not especially expensive for
the distance. It doesn't have a fast train.
Brussels is very similar.
Amsterdam is on the main line, with a mixture of main line and suburban
trains. It's beyond the end of their metro. And while you can pay a
premium to use a "faster" train, in practice those faster trains aren't
that much quicker, so it's not worth it.
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