Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) the Stockport-Stalybridge line to Denton, (b) the Ashton Moss line and (c) Crowthorn Curve to (i) facilitate rail growth from Stockport to Manchester Victoria and (ii) alleviate pressure at Piccadilly and the Deansgate-Oxford Road chord.

This Government has committed £593m to improve reliability and capacity in Manchester which passengers are now benefiting from. The Manchester Task Force will consider capacity improvements on the Castlefield corridor and other parts of the network including the areas you list.