New Prime Minister Liz Truss had previously pledged to bring Northern Powerhouse Rail to Bradford.
A report found Bradford had the worst rail connections of any major British conurbation
Bradford Council's boss has called for a meeting with new prime minister Liz Truss to discuss her pledge to bring Northern Powerhouse Rail to the city. Ms Truss previously said she would reverse the government's decision to curtail much of the proposed high speed rail line, including its Bradford stop.A Bradford stop on the planned route would boost the city's economy by £30bn over 10 years, leaders have claimed.
Transport for the North, which advises the Department for Transport, had earlier recommended a whole new line being built between Liverpool and Leeds.Bradford had hoped for a new station as part of a Northern Powerhouse Rail high speed line It would have seen Bradford, one of the UK's worst-connected cities, linked up on a high speed route to regional neighbours.only made provision for a new line between Warrington in Cheshire and Marsden in West Yorkshire, with upgrades to the existing network planned elsewhere.
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