Intercity 225
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Hi,
Just wondering if this has ever been explored and if not, why? 32 million people visit The Trafford Centre annually but it's only really convenient to get there by car and as such I can imagine a rail service would be well used.
Whilst it would likely require refurbishment the infrastructure is largely in place with the only significant construction required being a station at The Trafford Centre itself. I'd suggest that this would be best located on part of the land that's used by Roadways Container Logistics - I could be wrong here but it looks like there is enough room for both.
I'm aware that The Trafford Centre is due to be connected to Metrolink but this takes a long and convoluted route and as such won't be anywhere near as fast to Manchester city centre as a heavy rail service would be. Whilst the heavy rail route I'm suggesting would require investment I'm confident that the level of patronage would make it economically viable - unless am I missing something? All thoughts appreciated.
Thanks
Just wondering if this has ever been explored and if not, why? 32 million people visit The Trafford Centre annually but it's only really convenient to get there by car and as such I can imagine a rail service would be well used.
Whilst it would likely require refurbishment the infrastructure is largely in place with the only significant construction required being a station at The Trafford Centre itself. I'd suggest that this would be best located on part of the land that's used by Roadways Container Logistics - I could be wrong here but it looks like there is enough room for both.
I'm aware that The Trafford Centre is due to be connected to Metrolink but this takes a long and convoluted route and as such won't be anywhere near as fast to Manchester city centre as a heavy rail service would be. Whilst the heavy rail route I'm suggesting would require investment I'm confident that the level of patronage would make it economically viable - unless am I missing something? All thoughts appreciated.
Thanks