The Government has announced Investment of £317 million into the set-piece Transpennine route upgrade for passengers between York, Leeds and Manchester which will see half of the route being electrified.
The announcement is part of a wider package that includes £69 million of improvements to increase freight capacity between the Port of Southampton and the Midlands will boost economic growth.
£15 million from the New stations fund will also build new stations at Marsh Barton in Exeter, and White Rose and Thorpe Park in Leeds.
Transport Minister Andrew Stephenson will visit major works taking place along the Transpennine route in Yorkshire today, including at Leeds, Hambleton and Colton, to see electrification works that form an important part of the government’s agenda to achieve zero carbon by 2050.
Proposals for even more extensive electrification on the route are currently being considered.
