WEST MIDLANDS SETS OUT STRATEGY TO 2047

摘要

ENHANCEMENTS THAT could deliver a £540 million boost to the West Midlands economy have been unveiled in the West Midlands Rail Executive's 30-year Rail Investment Strategy. The strategy sets out a series of staged enhancements based around five key dates. By 2025 improvements delivered through the current West Midlands franchise will take effect, followed two years later by the planned completion of Phases 1 and 2a of HS2.The Midlands Rail Hub project, offering 10 new train paths per hour through Birmingham, is targeted for delivery by 2032, followed two years later by the final Phase 2b of HS2.The remaining ambitions represent WMRE's long-term aims through to 2047.