Transport written question – answered at on 24 March 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the potential effects of High Speed 2 on the frequency of trains on the East Coast Main Line from London to Newcastle.
This assessment will be made as different service options for the post-HS2 railway are developed. A wide range of potential service options are open, ranging from relatively evolutionary change to widespread service redesign. These issues were outlined in the Network Rail report ‘Better Connections’, published in July 2013, and available on its website:
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/improvements/high-speed-rail/
The Department is working with Network Rail to design the next stage of the service planning work for rail services once HS2 phase 1 opens, and looking ahead to phase 2. The Department will make further announcements shortly.
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