联合王国计划在伯明翰和曼彻斯特之间进行45B英镑的铁路升级,重新开放旧线线,到2030年代推动北方城市的发展。 The UK plans a £45B rail upgrade between Birmingham and Manchester, reopening old lines and boosting northern cities by 2030s.

联合王国政府宣布计划在伯明翰和曼彻斯特之间修建一条新的铁路线,不是作为HS2的恢复,而是作为北方电力站铁路倡议的一部分。 The UK government has announced plans for a new rail line between Birmingham and Manchester, not as a revival of HS2 but as part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) initiative. NPR将在2030年代更新Sheffield、Leeds、New York和Bradford之间的现有线路,避免重大土地征用,并包括一条从利物浦到曼彻斯特的新线路,通过曼彻斯特机场和Warrington,以及改善与Newcastle和Chester的东向连接。 NPR will upgrade existing routes between Sheffield, Leeds, York, and Bradford in the 2030s, avoid major land acquisition, and include a new line from Liverpool to Manchester via Manchester Airport and Warrington, plus improved eastward connections to Newcastle and Chester. 自1964年以来关闭的莱姆赛德线将重新开放。 The Leamside Line, closed since 1964, will be reopened. 为NPR设定了450亿英镑的资金上限,为设计和开发拨款11亿英镑。 A £45 billion funding cap has been set for NPR, with £1.1 billion allocated for design and development. 施工时间表尚未确定,预计2026年春季将出台全面的《北方增长战略》。 No construction timeline has been established, and the full Northern Growth Strategy is expected in spring 2026.