The Northern Hub. Darren Kirkman Rail Programme Officer, GMPTE

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1 The Northern Hub Darren Kirkman Rail Programme Officer, GMPTE

2 The Role of Rail Concentration of economic activity in the Regional Centre, matched with an expanding Journey to Work Area Manchester has the largest travelto-work area outside London Rail passengers tend to be employed in high value jobs. GM data indicates 71% of rail users are ABC1 compared to 36% in general population

3 Rail has been well placed to support changed economic and commuting patterns Higher skilled occupations concentrated in city centres Brownfield sites become new sites for housing GM labour catchment extended into neighbouring areas

4 Rail has been a success story in the North West over past ten years.. but that success brings its own problems

5 Two Priorities In the short term there needs to be enough space on the trains for people who want to use them (more carriages) In the medium term there needs to be enough space on the track for all the trains (Northern Hub)

6 The Northern Hub Manchester is a crossroads in network The network is now over-stretched and this will impact on economic potential of North There isn t space to run more trains Some places are difficult to reach Network Rail published plans in February Better, faster, links between cities in North Better links to Manchester Airport Capacity for more commuter demand, and opportunities to improve services Freight growth and new terminals can be accommodated Provision for High Speed Rail Strong consensus across North for this scheme

7 Network Rail s solution Increase platform capacity Remove conflicts Increase track capacity Connect the Calder Valley Radial routes

8 The preferred solution Manchester Hub Interventions - Option 2 New Railway Line speed improvement Headway improvement Loops / 4-tracking Station improvements (including additional platforms) SEAFORTH Liverpool Coal Terminal LIVERPOOL Edge LIME STREET Hill Edge Hill Route 21 East Jcn Mossley Hill Wavertree Technology Huyton Jcn Park Roby Bootle Branch Jcn Broad Huyton Whiston Green West Allerton LIVERPOOL SOUTH PARKWAY Route 21 Allerton West Jcn Hunts Cross Hunts Cross West Jcn Route 21 Halewood BRADFORD INTERCHANGE LEEDS Route 18 Route 8 Cottingley HALIFAX Morley HEBDEN Batley Hall Royd Jcn BRIDGE Sowerby Bridge WAKEFIELD DEWSBURY Blackburn Route 23 WESTGATE PRESTON Bolton Milner Dryclough Jcn Mytholmroyd Ravensthorpe Route 23 Jcn Route 23 Royd Jcn WAKEFIELD Greetland Jcn Todmorden KIRKGATE BLACKBURN Blackburn Yard Route 8 Darwen Walsden Brighouse Bradley Jcn Littleborough Mirfield Leyland Entwistle Smithy Bridge Euxton ROCHDALE Deighton Jcn Bromley Cross HUDDERSFIELD Chorley Slaithwaite Hall i Th Wood Castleton Route 18 Adlington Marsden Horwich Corus Track Lostock Bolton Parkway Jcn West Jcn Products BOLTON Blackrod Lostock Mills Hill Moses Gate Greenfield WIGAN Farnworth WALLGATE Moston WIGAN Westhoughton NORTH Kearsley Pendleton Terminals and GM Waste Mossley WESTERN Wigan Brewery Jcn Station Jcn Crow Clifton Windsor Miles Nest Bridge Salford Platting Philips Park Baguley Jcn Hag Fold Walkden Swinton Jcns Central Jcn West Jcn Fold Jcn Ashton-under-Lyne Ince Hindley Daisy Hill Atherton Moorside SALFORD Hope MANCHESTER Ashton Moss CRESCENT Street VICTORIA North Jcn STALYBRIDGE 'Windsor Link' Philips Golborne Jcn Park Weaste Ordsall Manchester Bamfurlong Jcn South branch Lane Oxford Patricroft Eccles Jcn Road Jcn 'Castlefield Parkside Jcn DEANSGATE Castlefield Corridor' Newton-le- TRAFFORD Jcn HADFIELD Newton-le- Willows Jcn Willows PARK GUIDE MANCHESTER Ashburys West Jcn Ardwick ASHBURYS BRIDGE Flowery PICCADILLY Gorton Field Godley Broadbottom Hays Chemicals EARLESTOWN Ardwick Jcn Dinting Trafford Park Ashburys Ashburys Hyde East Dinting Pilkington Fairfield Slade Jcn Newton Hattersley Belle Vue Jcn Jcns Lane Denton Jcn for Hyde St Helens Winwick Humphrey Park Jcn Ryder Brow Junction Jcn Mauldeth Denton GLOSSOP Road Reddish North Lea Green Hyde North Glazebrook Flixton Levenshulme Rainhill Irlam Chassen Urmston Burnage Road Heaton Chapel Brinnington Hyde Central Birchwood East Heaton Norris Jcn GM Waste Partington Didsbury Reddish Padgate Route 11 STOCKPORT South Woodley ALTRINCHAM Edgeley Jcns Bredbury Route 18 Davenport Hough WARRINGTON Hale NAVIGATION Romiley Jcn Green Sankey CENTRAL Northenden Gatley Bredbury ROAD Woodsmoor Ashley & GM Waste Romiley Hazel Grove New Mills Marple South Jcn Marple Wharf Jcn Widnes Mobberley Heald Green Strines Heald WARRINGTON Knutsford Green MANCHESTER CHEADLE ROSE HILL Jcns Middlewood BANK QUAY AIRPORT HULME NEW MILLS Plumley MARPLE Styal Chinley CENTRAL Lostock Gralam Handforth Disley Northwich WILMSLOW Edale New Mills Brunner Mond Lostock Works Route 18 Oakleigh Brunner Mond Newtown Hope Northwich Jcns Alderley Bramhall Edge Furness Vale Bamford Hathersage Runcorn East Greenbank Cuddington Hartford Jcns Chelford Poynton Whaley Bridge Grindleford Route 11 Frodsham Middlewich Salt Goostrey Chapel-en-le-Frith Terminal Adlington Dore SHEFFIELD Delamere Holmes Chapel Dove Holes Route 11 Route 22 Dore Jcns Prestbury Route 18 MOULDSWORTH Sandbach BUXTON Mickle Sydney Bridge Jcn HELSBY Trafford Macclesfield Jcn Route 11 CREWE Congleton ELLSMERE PORT CHESTER Route 14 Route 18 Kidsgrove Longport STOKE-ON-TRENT

9 The preferred solution in the city centre Ordsall Lane - Miles Platting capacity and improved speed Salford Crescent Salford Central Victoria improved passenger environment additional bay platforms Ordsall Lane new chord line Oxford Road platform and signalling improvements Deansgate Piccadilly additional through platforms Ashburys Ardwick Ashburys - New Mills capacity and improved speed

10 The potential outputs Long distance routes Increased frequency New direct connections including to Manchester Airport Improved journey times Commuter corridors Increased frequency and improved journey times Direct services across Manchester Improved connections to city centre destinations Better connections from north east Manchester Freight Double capacity to/from Trafford Park Capacity for planned terminals

11 Appraisal 530 million capital cost 4,224 million present value total benefits 4.0 Benefit Cost Ratio Better train performance Main changes to network can be built with minimal disruption

12 But transport schemes can deliver more GVA impact on Northern Way area in 2021 ( bn) 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, Physical relocation causes further agglomeration benefits Impacts of business relocation and job creation Productivity impacts from influx of more productive sectors Productivity impact from time savings