Call for Manchester and Leeds HS2 stations rethink

摘要

High Speed 2 (HS2) stations in Manchester and Leeds face a major design rethink following publication of the National Infrastructure Commission's (NIC's) Rail Needs Assessment shortly before Christmas. Current plans are for terminus stations in both cities, but the report says that through stations offer better connectivity, higher capacity and better operational efficiency in city centres. Expedition Engineering director Alistair Lenczner said that building terminus stations in both cities would repeat problems caused by 19th century railway planning. Manchester and Leeds originally had terminus stations that were either replaced by new through stations or modified to allow some through running. Other cities whose terminus stations were eventually replaced by through stations include York, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh and Newcastle.