Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 October 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 October 2023. It was answered by Huw Merriman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 October 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Railways: Greater Manchester

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.13 of the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and the Midlands, CP 490, published by his Department in November 2021 pp65, whether a new analysis was conducted before to the decision in Network North for high speed trains to join the conventional network to Manchester.

Answer: Under the phased opening of HS2, high-speed services were already planned to run into Manchester on the conventional lines initially. The Network North analysis assesses eight trains per hour from London Euston to Birmingham and the North West.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 203072
Session: 2022-23
Related items: Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands
Thursday, 18 November 2021
Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons; High Speed 2 Line: Birmingham and Greater Manchester
Monday, 13 November 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Greater Manchester High speed trains Railways Railway network Transport Midlands North of England
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