Northern Hub

The is ’s plan to Faster, more frequent stimulate economic growth by upgrading the • Up to 700 more trains per day with space for 44 million more rail network of the North. It is about people to travel by train each year targeted investment to allow the region to • Two new fast trains per hour between Victoria continue to thrive. and and journey times could be reduced by 10-15 minutes How will we do this? • Six fast trains an hour between and Manchester (as opposed to four now)and journey times could be reduced by • Two new platforms at Manchester Piccadilly to allow more about 10 minutes trains to run through rather than terminate in Manchester, • A new direct service through to providing more direct train services across the North • The to provide a link between Manchester • Faster journey times to Sheffield and the , Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly and allow for the new route , , Halifax, Hull, Newcastle and the North-East across the city. Importantly there will be no need to change trains in Manchester. This was funded by the government in March 2011 Benefits to business

• New tracks on the line between Leeds and Liverpool and • Access to bigger markets; ability to recruit from a wider pool between Sheffield and Manchester to allow fast trains between of talent and enable staff to commute more quickly, greater the major towns and cities of the North to overtake slower flexibility and improved business efficiency. trains • The Hub will provide the capability to ease road congestion by doubling capacity into the North’s busiest intermodal • In advance of these works, Manchester Victoria will undergo container terminal at Trafford Park. transformation to a single transport interchange that is safer, • Businesses say there is a need for more freight capacity to better and more spacious. transport goods sustainably and cost-effectively around the country. Every freight train takes 50 containers off our Driving economic growth heavily congested roads

• £560m of targeted infrastructure investment to help the Next steps North continue to thrive • Now that the Northern Hub has been fully funded, the next • Over £4bn worth of benefits to the region and potentially stage is to move forward into the detailed design phase and 20,000 to 30,000 new jobs start work on the schemes as quickly as possible. • The infrastructure is scheduled to be in place to enable all • Improved railway will allow us to double the capacity of the services to operate by 2018. trains into the Trafford Park freight terminals. www.networkrail.co.uk/north • £4 boost to the economy for every £1 spent @networkrailNH

FEBRUARY 2010 MARCH 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011 NOVEMBER 2011 MARCH 2012 JULY 2012

Northern Hub proposal Chancellor announced Northern Hub plan Funding announced for Chancellor announced High level output launched by Network funding for Ordsall submitted to electrification of north funding for quicker specification announced Rail Chord, a key link in government as part of transpennine between journeys between full funding for Northern central Manchester and Initial Industry Plan Manchester and York via Manchester, Sheffield, Hub project first part of Northern Leeds Rochdale and Preston as Hub second part of Northern Hub NEWCASTLE Northern Hub - 700 extra trains per day Durham - Capacity for 44 million passengers Middlesbrough

To Cumbria & Scotland Darlington

Scarborough Preston & beyond to Bradford to Manchester Blackpool YORK Manchester 4 fast trains per hour instead of 3. 6 fast trains per hour instead of 5. Direct trains to Manchester Airport. Hull Preston BRADFORD LEEDS Halifax Wigan Leeds, the North East & To Southport Bolton Hull to Manchester Rochdale Huddersfield 6 fast trains per hour instead of 4. Journey time reduced by up to 10 mins. Liverpool to Manchester Crescent 4 fast trains per hour instead of 2. Stalybridge Journey time reduced by up to 10-15 mins. Salford Central Newton-le-Willows Stockport SHEFFIELD Doncaster Grimsby

Scunthorpe Cleethorpes LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER Warrington Manchester Airport Chester & North Wales to CHESTER To East Midlands Manchester 2 fast trains per hour instead of 1. She!eld, East Midlands & South to Manchester Manchester Airport 4 fast trains per hour instead of 2. New direct services. Journey time reduced by up to 5 minutes. To North Wales