The east-west Northern Powerhouse Rail route would link up with HS2 and the coastal mainlines

Upgraded

lines

Upgraded

east coast

mainline

West coast

mainline

Proposed

new lines

York

NPR

Liverpool

to Leeds

Leeds

Bradford

Selby

Hull

Manchester

Hub

stations

Doncaster

Sheffield

Liverpool

HS2 phase 2b

NPR uses HS2 track for sections west and north of Manchester airport

Crewe

East

coast

mainline

HS2 phase 2a

HS2 phase 2b

Upgraded

lines

Upgraded east

coast mainline

West coast

mainline

Proposed

new lines

York

Leeds

NPR

Liverpool

to Leeds

Bradford

Hull

Selby

Preston

Manchester

Hub

stations

Doncaster

Sheffield

Liverpool

NPR uses HS2 track for sections west and north of Manchester airport

HS2 phase 2b

East

coast

mainline

Crewe

HS2 phase 2a

HS2 phase 2b

Upgraded

lines

Upgraded east

coast mainline

West coast

mainline

Proposed

new lines

York

Leeds

NPR

Liverpool

to Leeds

Bradford

Selby

Preston

Hull

Manchester

Hub

stations

Doncaster

Sheffield

Liverpool

NPR uses HS2 track for sections west and north of Manchester airport

HS2 phase 2b

Crewe

East coast

mainline

HS2 phase 2a

HS2 phase 2b