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What's happening in the North?
Our proposals would give you faster, more frequent and more reliable journeys right the way across the north.
As well as major improvements, like the extension of electrification of the railway in the next few years, we’ve identified what needs to be done to help drive further economic growth in the region. The plans we have outlined will achieve this through:
- New lines through the Pennines between Leeds, Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Manchester
- New track between Liverpool and Manchester (via Newton–le-Willows)
- Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria directly linked via a new piece of track at Ordsall
- Electrification of the lines between Liverpool and Manchester
- New lines between Sheffield and Manchester
Further benefits that could be seen include:
| Blackpool | More frequent services |
| Bolton | Bolton – opportunity for more service to go to destinations beyond Manchester |
| Burnley | Potential for more direct services to Manchester via Todmorden |
| Halifax | Increased frequency of services to Leeds, Manchester and beyond |
| Bradford | Three trains per hour crossing Manchester to Manchester Airport, Liverpool and Chester |
| Huddersfield | Up to six trains an hour to Manchester and Leeds |
| Chester | Trains every half hour to Manchester throughout the day |
| Buxton | Potential for extra peak or all-day services |
| Hull | Opportunity for better connections to Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool |
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Preston |
Four fast trains to Manchester per hour, two via Bolton and two via Wigan |