East Coast Railway Line

(asked on 20th June 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to tackle the effects of the east coast main line reducing from four tracks to two north of Northallerton.


Answered by
Andrew Jones Portrait
Andrew Jones
This question was answered on 25th June 2019

The East Coast Main Line has always reduced to two tracks at Northallerton where a line branches off towards Eaglescliffe. The East Coast Main Line Enhancement Programme will maximise the capacity available from the two tracks that continue to run north of Northallerton. Building on that starting point, the Northern Powerhouse Rail Strategic Outline Business Case presents proposals to increase track capacity to Newcastle. The Department is working with Transport for the North to refine these proposals and identify a single preferred concept.

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