Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, has announced funding for the TransPennine Route Upgrades has trebled from £2.9billion to £9billion

The TransPennine Route upgrades and Northern PowerHouse Rail, is due to cut journey times by 40% and reduce carbon emissions by 87,000 tonnes.

Furthermore, the additional funding will fully electrify the route and increase the line’s capacity by building more tracks.

There are other benefits to the upgrades, including improving air quality and bringing more jobs to the North, as part of the government's attempts to improve transport services across the country.

Shapps said, “by trebling the overall investment in the TRU, I’m ensuring the North is at the forefront of the Government’s Levelling Up agenda and guaranteeing passengers gold standard services set to deliver greener, faster and reliable services through Northern Powerhouse Rail, electrification, and additional train tracks.”

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Rail Advent - Investment in TransPennine Route Upgrade trebled to over £9.bn