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Stephen Mosley MP Welcomes High Speed Rail Boost for Chester and the North West |
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Stephen Mosley MP Welcomes High Speed Rail Boost for Chester and the North West
Chester’s MP Stephen Mosley has joined MPs from across the country, and from all Political Parties, in welcoming the Government’s decision to develop a new national High Speed Rail network (HS2).
The Government has decided to undertake the most significant transport infrastructure project in the UK since the building of the motorways, committing to provide the country with a 21st century transport infrastructure and laying the groundwork for long-term, sustainable economic growth.
The finished network is expected to generate economic benefits of around £44 billion and the first phase alone will create over 40,000 jobs. The eventual ‘Y shaped’ network will link London, the West Midlands, Manchester and Leeds and link up with existing lines to Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
High Speed Rail will bring the North West within 80 minutes or less of London. Running 14 or more trains per hour, each with up to 1,100 seats and offering much higher levels of reliability than the existing network, high speed rail could shift as many as 6 million air trips and 9 million road trips a year on to rail.
High Speed 2 would also free up valuable capacity on the West Coast Main Line, which via Crewe connects Chester to the National rail network, and allow for extra regional, commuter and freight services.
Commenting on the announcement, Stephen Mosley MP said:
“High Speed Rail will make a real difference to Chester and the North West and the plans will lead to a better connected Britain.
“It is a long term project, but the right project to create the 21st century transport system that our country desperately needs. Investing in High Speed Rail is vital to the prosperity of future generations and offers huge potential for Chester.”
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