Railways: Birmingham and Greater Manchester
(asked on 13th December 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve rail services between Birmingham and Manchester.
This question was answered on 19th December 2023
In May 2023, CrossCountry increased service frequency to two trains per hour from Birmingham to both Manchester and Bristol.
A new CrossCountry National Rail Contract commenced in October 2023. This will deliver improvements for passengers travelling on CrossCountry services, including between the West Midlands and Manchester. Cascaded additional carriages will be introduced and the entire CrossCountry train fleet is due to be refurbished over the next few years.