Plans submitted for Ordsall chord

摘要

Network Rail has submitted an application to build the Ordsall Chord, a new link connecting Manchester's Piccadilly and Victoria stations. The plans will ease a rail bottleneck to the south of Piccadilly station and enable more trains to travel through central Manchester. O n completion in late 2016/early 2017, it will provide: 1.　Two new fast trains per hour between Manchester Victoria and Liverpool 2.　Six fast trains, instead of four, per hour between Leeds and Manchester 3.　Faster journeys between Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool 4.　A new direct service through Manchester city centre to Manchester Airport 5.　Faster journey times to Hull, Newcastle and the North East.