Rail plays an important part in the day-to-day lives of many local people. This strategy outlines our ambitions up to 2035.
Some of the main actions which the region will take forward include:
- obtaining a government commitment to increasing capacity of the East Coast Main Line for passengers and freight
- extending the Tyne and Wear Metro, upgrading existing networks and adding new stations and routes – including the Leamside Line and Northumberland Line
- working with Great British Railways to form a new partnership which represents the North East, ensuring local needs are taken into account
- introducing new trains – including a more efficient electric fleet on Metro and electric / battery / hydrogen local rail trains
- improvements to several regional railway stations including Newcastle and Sunderland and new stations such as Gateshead East
