Detailed proposals are being submitted to the government to improve the Midlands rail network.
Among the engineering upgrades are plans to improve access to Birmingham Moor Street station, Midlands Connect said
The proposals would see up to 100 extra trains in the region every day, transport body Midlands Connect said. The additional 100 trains each day would connect up to 43 locations including Bromsgrove, Nuneaton, Hereford, Bristol, Gloucester, Cardiff and Leicester, Midlands Connect said. Other engineering upgrades include improvements to platform 4 at Snow Hill station, partially double-tracking the line between Ledbury and Shelwick and freight loops between Nuneaton and Leicester.Midlands Connect chairman Sir John Peace described the proposals as "truly momentous""The benefits it can bring to local people and businesses are many," he added.
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