Network Rail is improving the Hope Valley’s railway as part of over £1 billion of investment to deliver faster, more frequent services across the north of England.
The plans
Demand for rail travel between Manchester and Sheffield is increasing, with forecasts showing potential...More
Since April this year, we have been investigating the feasibility of a scheme to double a section of track between Ely and Soham as part of the Felixstowe to Nuneaton freight capacity enhancements that has already seen us carry out significant works around the Ipswich Chord, as well...More
Plans to connect Sheffield and Rotherham
We’re planning to improve connections between Sheffield and Rotherham by linking the railway and the Supertram networks at Tinsley, so that Tram Trains can run between Sheffield Cathedral Tramstop and a new station at Parkgate Shopping...More
Better journeys
We're planning to improve sections of railway in the Hope Valley, close to Dore & Totley station, Bamford and Hathersage. Our plans will allow passenger services to overtake slower moving freight and stopping passenger trains.
This will deliver better journeys on...More
We’re investing over £1bn to deliver faster, more frequent services across the north. The Northern Hub is part of this programme and has several key packages of work, two of which include:
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Plans to provide more passenger services on the East Coast Main Line
We are developing plans to improve the East Coast Main line (ECML) by building a new structure to separate slow moving freight trains from faster, long distance passenger services at Werrington Junction, just north of...More