Mayor plans local control to fuel Manchester rail growth

摘要

MAYOR of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has announced plans to double the number of daily rail journeys in the regional centre to 200,000 by 2040. Published on September 26, Burnham's Our Prospectus for Rail also outlines ambitions to triple the use of the Metrolink network, double the number of rail journeys to Manchester Airport, and achieve a minimum standard of four trains per hour from all National Rail stations in the city region.