The Integrated Rail Plan includes the single biggest investment in the history of our rail network – £96 billion!
This includes:
A new high-speed line from the West Midlands to East Midlands Parkway, meaning direct high speed rail services to Nottingham, Derby, Chesterfield, and Sheffield. Journey times from London to Nottingham will be cut by over a third – to just 57 minutes and journey times from Nottingham to Birmingham will be cut by two thirds – to just 26 minutes.
A commitment to Midland Mainline electrification to improve journey times and make our journeys more cleaner and greener with work starting at the end of this year.
The rolling out of London-style contactless ticketing across the North and Midlands, backed by £360 million to deliver fares, ticketing and retail reform, including the roll out of contactless pay-as-you-go ticketing to around 700 stations in urban areas.
Learn more: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/integrated-rail-plan-for-the…