Date: 19/07/2022

From 2025, commuters can expect two extra trains every hour between Manchester and York and journey times up to 40% shorter. Train services in the north of England are to be given triple the intended investment after the government announced the first part of its £96bn integrated rail plan. The multibillion pound plan announced last November pledged to deliver faster train journeys more quickly than the original plans for the HS2 eastern leg and Northern Powerhouse Rail.

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North of England rail services to receive £11.5bn investment

The Guardian

Transport secretary Grant Shapps says Manchester-Leeds journey time will fall to just over 30 minutes

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