Written question asked by Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) on Monday, 21 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 November 2016. It was answered by Paul Maynard (Conservative) on Friday, 25 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Railways: North of England

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress there has been on the electrification works to the TransPennine rail line through Stalybridge; and what his most recent estimate is of the potential completion date of those works.

Answer: Completion of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (including electrification and delivery of key capacity and journey time benefits for passengers of the Transpennine line between Manchester-Stalybridge-Leeds-York) is currently in the development phase. This development work is expected to conclude in December 2017. The level of investment required from Government will be considered in early 2018, and, subject to a satisfactory business case, delivery would commence with a target completion by December 2022.

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