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flag The UK plans a £45B rail upgrade between Birmingham and Manchester, reopening old lines and boosting northern cities by 2030s.

flag 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. flag 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. flag The Leamside Line, closed since 1964, will be reopened. flag A £45 billion funding cap has been set for NPR, with £1.1 billion allocated for design and development. flag No construction timeline has been established, and the full Northern Growth Strategy is expected in spring 2026.

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