Design work on £1.75 billion UK Midlands Rail Hub project set to begin
Millions of people will benefit from more frequent rail services from central Birmingham and upgraded stations across the Midlands
England /29 Feb 2024 / Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP -- Work on the Midlands Rail Hub is set to begin after ministers provided an initial £123 million funding injection.
The transformational upgrade project is part of the government’s plan to improve transport across the region and beyond, boosting the capacity and frequency of rail services for passengers while upgrading stations across the Midlands.
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More than 50 stations – covering 7 million people across the region – will benefit from the plans, made possible by reallocated HS2 funding. The first phase of the Midlands Rail Hub will mean an additional train every hour in both directions between central Birmingham and locations including:
Bristol
Cardiff
Cheltenham
Worcester
This first wave of funding will enable design work to begin on creating space for extra services. This includes preparing detailed designs for the infrastructure improvements required, finalising operating plans for the new services, while continuing to move the rest of the programme forward.
The investment comes as part of the government’s Network North transport plan, which committed £1.75 billion to deliver the Midlands Rail Hub in full.
*Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/work-to-deliver-midlands-rail-hub-set-to-begin-with-123-million
