London mayor opens new station with hopes for western orbital line . Services from Brent Cross west will run ST Pancras, with journeys taking as little as 12 minutes .
The 419 million pound project was due to take place in 2030 but was brought forward to put infrastructure in place. Before thousands move into new homes .
Sadiq Khan stepped off a Thameslink service from ST Pancras and through the ticket barriers to cheers of “ hip hip hooray, Brent Cross west “ from local residents and councillors as he opened the station on Sunday .
Direct Thameslink services will run to Luton Airport Parkway and Farringdon , providing a link to the Elizabeth line . Six trains will run every hour on weekdays and Saturdays , with eight at peak times .
The orbital is a proposed extension to the London Overground that would use existing rail lines running from west Hampstead and Hendon towards
Hounslow.
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