Editing Midland Main Line (section)

===2021 Integrated Rail Plan===
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In November 2021 the Government announced its [[Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands]] which made a number of proposals for the Midland Main Line. These included a commitment to complete the stalled electrification work, an upgrade to digital signalling, and a connection to [[High Speed 2]]. The latter would see a junction built south of East Midlands Parkway station rather than the previous plan of an [[East Midlands Hub]] further north on the [[Toton]] sidings. This will allow HS2 services to connect to both Derby and Nottingham city centres directly using the MML for access, which was a criticism of the previous HS2 eastern leg proposal.<ref name=IRP/>