The high speed rail link was one the key elements of the Northern Powerhouse plan to boost growth in the North, but the infrastructure project was shelved during Boris Johnson's premiership.

called on the Government to “seize this moment and ensure that people across the Manchester city region benefit from the ...

The first is a Liverpool to Manchester railway section of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) which currently does not include any direct connections for Cheshire East or any of its railway stations.

For years, the Chamber has called for Northern Powerhouse Rail to build a high-speed link from Liverpool to Hull, linking up the two port cities in the West and the East with Sheffield and Leeds.