[PRCo] Re: quick reply...Ground transportation at airports..

[robert simpson]

At San Francisco Airport (SFO),  the Bay Area Rapit Transit (BART) now has a connection in the terminal.  Took many years and at least three Voter Initiatives to get the Stupidvisors to get the point that the people wanted a terminal inside the terminal - not just someplace somewhat close to the outer boundary.  BART offers a shuttle service to Oakland Airport but have no knowledge if this is very popular with travelers.
   
  Bob Simpson
  from California
  
Derrick J Brashear <shadow at dementia.org> wrote:
  On Mon, 27 Aug 2007, John Swindler wrote:

> At Gatwick, the first ground transportation one encounters is the train
> station. Not the rental car agencies, not the airport parking lot, not the
> limo and taxi service to London. And yes, besides the Gatwick Express,
> Southcentral trains runs about four times per hour between Brighton and
> Victoria. Some of this might be run-through service via Thameslink to
> Bedford on old Midland line out of St. Pancras. But we wanted the once an
> hour service to Southampton to connect with trains out of Waterloo to
> Bournemouth.

In Stockholm Arlanda, "just go downstairs" and get on the train.

Other than Arlanda Express there is only limited service but it exists.

> Manchester also has airport train service.
>
> In US, only Newark comes to mind as having a semi intercity train
> connection. Meaning that a people mover connection is necessary.

Given the state of intercity rail outside the NEC no one would care 
elsewhere anyway.