how demand could be met
In Sheffield there is a predicted passenger increase of 15 per cent by 2014, 35 per cent by 2019, 48 per cent by 2024 and by 2029 a rise of 62 per cent.
Network Rail is proposing a number of projects to help meet this demand, including:
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Hide Adn The Northern Hub – which would allow 3.5million more passengers to travel across the North every year.
n New platforms at Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester Airport stations.
n Upgrading the freight lines between Immingham, Scunthorpe and Knottingley.
n A rolling programme of electrification including the Midland Mainline between Sheffield and London St Pancras International.
Network Rail is consulting on the Northern Route Utilisation Strategy and will publish a final version in May next year.