York to Hull Railway

Bailing the York to Hull Rail Link

Hull and Beverley are linked with Market Weighton, Pocklington, Stamford Bridge and York by the increasingly congested A1079. The Minsters Rail Campaign believes that the former 47-mile link between York and Hull (closed in 1965), which branched off the existing Hull-Scarborough line at Beverley and served these places, should be reinstated as a new railway.

The track was closed in 1965 following recommendations in the Beeching Report two years earlier which results in approximately 6000 miles of railway lines being axed on cost and efficiency grounds.

Restoring the railway line between Beverley and York will contribute substantially to the long-term economic and social future of East Riding, improving public transport, reducing car dependency and encouraging sustainable development. Regionally, the line will contribute to the Government’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ initiative and fulfil its promise to ‘Levelling Up’ the country by improving east-west connectivity between East and North Yorkshire.

Graham will continue to make the case on behalf of the residents of Beverley and Holderness to ensure they get the high-quality transport infrastructure they deserve.

NEWS May 2024

Rail Minister Huw Merriman announces that £168 million Local Transport Fund could fund York to Hull Rail study.

NEWS October 2023

Rail Minister Huw Merriman confirms that the York to Hull Rail Link is still on the government's agenda in a meeting in Westminster. 

NEWS March 2023

Yorkshire MPs Join Forces to Fight for York to Hull Rail Link

NEWS December 2022 

Graham Stuart MP launches a survey to give residents their say on the York to Hull Rail Link

NEWS September 2022

The Strategic Business Case has been submitted to the Department for Transport

NEWS December 2021

Graham Stuart MP raises the York to Hull Rail Link with Chancellor Rishi Sunak

NEWS October 2021

In October 2021 a bid to restore a 40-mile direct rail route between Hull and York was given the green light by Government Ministers to move to the next stage. As a result, the bid received support from officials at the Department for Transport as well as funding for 75% of the cost of creating a business care, up to a maximum of £50,000

 

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