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20/05/2014
Railway Investment Plans Announced
The Transport Minister has published his proposals on investment and extension of Northern Ireland's railway network.
The Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy published by the Transport Minister Danny Kennedy have been described at "the first major extensions to the railway network in Northern Ireland since the closing of lines in the sixties."
The Minister’s announcement follows a public consultation inviting views on the future priorities for investment in the railways network.
Minister Kennedy said: "This ambitious Strategy allows for a significant enhancement of existing rail capacity, preparation for the future electrification of the network and the first major extensions to the railway since the closing of lines following the Benson Report in 1963.
"I am particularly keen to extend the option of rail travel to commuters from mid-Ulster and to the populations in the south and west within the catchments of Armagh and Dungannon. Although the speed of progress will depend on the amount of funding that can be made available from the Executive’s budget and, where possible, from the European Programmes, I am committed to exploring all funding opportunities and making this happen. "
(MH/CD)
The Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy published by the Transport Minister Danny Kennedy have been described at "the first major extensions to the railway network in Northern Ireland since the closing of lines in the sixties."
The Minister’s announcement follows a public consultation inviting views on the future priorities for investment in the railways network.
Minister Kennedy said: "This ambitious Strategy allows for a significant enhancement of existing rail capacity, preparation for the future electrification of the network and the first major extensions to the railway since the closing of lines following the Benson Report in 1963.
"I am particularly keen to extend the option of rail travel to commuters from mid-Ulster and to the populations in the south and west within the catchments of Armagh and Dungannon. Although the speed of progress will depend on the amount of funding that can be made available from the Executive’s budget and, where possible, from the European Programmes, I am committed to exploring all funding opportunities and making this happen. "
(MH/CD)
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