Northern Powerhouse Rail Our vision is of a thriving North of England where modern transport connections drive economic growth and support an excellent quality of life.

NEWCASTLE About Northern Powerhouse Rail Transforming

We will link the North’s six major city connectivity This is a regions, Newcastle, Sheffield, Hull, Leeds, in the North transformational Manchester and Liverpool, as well as Manchester Airport and our other programme to economic centres, with rapid, frequent better connect and reliable rail services. the key economic We work closely with our local authority partners, the Department for Transport, and areas and cities our delivery partners, Network Rail and HS2. of the North. HULL LEEDS

MANCHESTER This flagship LIVERPOOL programme will:

Support the creation of 850,000 jobs by 2050 MANCHESTER AIRPORT SHEFFIELD Increase the population within 60 minutes of four major Northern cities or Manchester Airport from less than 10,000 today to 1.3 million Support a £100bn boost to the economy by 2050 £100bn GVA N S

Improving the way Rebalancing the people live and work UK economy

NEWCASTLE

Transforming connectivity in the North

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30 30 HULL 40 LEEDS 1 49 PRESTON 2 BRADFORD 60 MANHESTER DONCASTER 20 30 WIAN 86 MANCHESTER WAEFIELD RIMSB 10 48 HUDDERSFIELD 3 32 13 LIERPOOL 4 0.m 30 LERPOOL BARNSLE 0.50m 30 6 2.6m 2.6m MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD WARRINTON 3.m AIRPORT 3 TO 6 8.8m NORTH CHESTERFIELD WALES CHESTER CREWE 3.8m 5m .m TO MIDLANDS TO MIDLANDS 2m AND LONDON AND LONDON 3.3m SHEFFEL .m 1.6m 2.m .m MANHESTER 1.3m ARPORT 1.8m 8.3m

TRANSPORT FOR THE Bringing our city regions closer together Emerging vision for the network

Northern Powerhouse Rail junctions with HS2:

1. Junction on HS2 mainline for Leeds – North East services

2. Junction on HS2 Leeds spur

TO SCOTLAND TO SCOTLAND to facilitate through services via existing Leeds station

3. Junction on HS2 mainline for NEWCASTLE Sheffield – Leeds services SUNDERLAND

CARLISLE 4. Junction at Manchester DURHAM Piccadilly to support Northern Powerhouse Rail platforms

DARLINTON MIDDLESBROUH 5. Junction on HS2 Manchester

PENRITH spur for Manchester – Liverpool services

OENHOLME 6. South facing junction on HS2 mainline for London – Liverpool services

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HULL LEEDS 1 PRESTON 2 BRADFORD

DONCASTER WIAN MANCHESTER WAEFIELD RIMSB HUDDERSFIELD 3 LIERPOOL 4 BARNSLE

MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD WARRINTON AIRPORT TO 6 NORTH CHESTERFIELD WALES CHESTER CREWE

TO MIDLANDS TO MIDLANDS AND LONDON AND LONDON

Northern Powerhouse Rail – HS2 line Northern Powerhouse upgraded line Rail hub station

Northern Powerhouse Rail – TransPennine route Upgrade new line Other significant economic centre Linking Liverpool to HS2 Existing line

Northern Powerhouse Rail will be delivered over a 30-year period through a combination of new line, use of planned HS2 infrastructure, and major upgrades to existing routes. The benefits

Bring Manchester Quadruple the Airport within 90 number of businesses minutes reach within 90 minutes of for 3 million four or more major more people Northern Cities

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Better connect the 90 North’s ‘prime capabilities’ (advanced manufacturing, energy, health innovation Integrate with HS2 and and digital) other rail schemes to maximise benefits for the North +

Free-up space on Provide more existing lines and capacity for local services passengers Next steps

Clear, costed proposals for the whole of the Northern Powerhouse Rail network are being finalised. We will submit our Strategic Outline Business Case to the Secretary of State by the end of 2018.

Support is growing for Northern Powerhouse Rail. Are you on board to help make it a reality?

Let’s make our voice heard: [email protected] Transport for the North Transport for the North 2nd Floor Ground Floor 4 Piccadilly Place West Gate Manchester Grace Street M1 3BN Leeds LS1 2RP

0161 244 0888

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