Windsor Link Railway

( Reading – Paddington )		Great Western Main Line
	Slough (Royal Curve restored)
	Chalvey Interchange (proposed)
		M4 motorway
		A332


		Windsor Railway Bridge over River Thames

	Windsor & Eton Central (existing)
	Windsor Royal Station (proposed)
		New Windsor Tunnel
	Windsor & Eton Riverside (existing)

		Black Potts Bridge over River Thames
		Level crossing (removed)
		Level crossing (removed)
		Underpass B470 (proposed)
	Datchet
	Sunnymeads

	Wraysbury
	Poyle Interchange (Proposed)
	To West Drayton via S&WDR (Proposed)
		M25 motorway

	Heathrow Terminal 5
	Heathrow Express (or Elizabeth line or Piccadilly line)

	Staines (curve to Ascot restored)
( Reading – Waterloo )		Waterloo–Reading line
( South West Main Line)		via Chertsey branch line from Virginia Water

The Windsor Link Railway was a proposed new railway in Windsor, Berkshire, connecting the Great Western and South Western franchise areas and linking both to London Heathrow Airport.

George Bathurst originally proposed the plan in 2009 as part of David Cameron's "Big Society" initiative with the aim of improving rail services to Windsor which is served by two railway stations and appears as a very narrow gap in the sub-region. Originally the cost estimate was £125 million at the most which included contingency.

In 2013, after 4 years, the project was promoted by Windsor Link Railway Limited (WLR), led by businessman George Bathurst. The promoter's aim is for the railway to be entirely privately initiated and financed. The enhanced plan's cost was then estimated at £200 million. The link would enable direct trains between Clapham Junction, Richmond, Twickenham, Staines-upon-Thames to the east and from Slough to the north. Additional expenses may be incurred for road and building construction.

The initial plan was a short tunnel through central Windsor. A proof-of-concept was supported by a major rail infrastructure company.

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