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Government investment to improve rail connections and restore disused stations

Published on: 28 February 2020
Published by LNB News

LNB News 28/02/2020

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Issue Date: 28 February 2020

Published Date: 28 February 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Department for Transport has announced a £20m fund to boost rail connections across the country and restore disused rail links. The government has stated that the investment forms part of its £500m drive to reopen former routes and stations closed during the Beeching cuts and has outlined its commitment to levelling up infrastructure across the country to unlock economic growth for towns and cities. The government has confirmed that ten new stations across the country have already been built as a result of a £40m investment.

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