Editing Hope Valley line (section)

==Upgrade==
In 2005 planning applications for various parts of a capacity and modernisation scheme were submitted.<ref>{{cite web |title=05/02599/PNR {{!}} Provision of a new platform and footbridge (Application for determination if approval required for design and siting) {{!}} Dore & Totley Station Abbeydale Road South Dore Sheffield S17 3LB |url=https://planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=IJO6SVNYKB000 |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk}}</ref> In 2015, a consultation pack on the capacity enhancement of the line was released by Network Rail.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 2015 |title=Hope Valley Capacity Scheme consultation pack |url=https://consultations.networkrail.co.uk/communications/hopevalley/supporting_documents/Hope%20Valley%20Consultation%20Pack%20%20Jan15.pdf |website=Network Rail}}</ref>

[[Nottinghamshire|Nottinghamshire County Council]] and the Department for Transport have investigated the possibility of adding another service that does not call at Sheffield in order to improve the journey time between Nottingham and Manchester. Stopping (and changing direction) in Sheffield, the fastest journey is 110 minutes (in 2019), but the council has estimated bypassing Sheffield would cut the time to 85 minutes. Suggested improvements on a {{convert|2+1/2|mi|0|adj=on}} stretch near Stockport may reduce journey times by 2–3 minutes.<ref>{{cite news |title=125mph trains to cut journey times |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=pubname%3ANEP1%21Nottingham%2BPost%2B%2528England%2529/year%3A2008%212008/mody%3A0412%21April%2B12&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/1200BCDF90372F20 |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=infoweb.newsbank.com |date=12 April 2008|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nottinghamshire Local Transport Plan 2011–2026 |url=https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/123040/local-transport-plan-strategy.pdf |publisher=Nottinghamshire County Council |access-date=25 July 2019 |page=78}}</ref>

Network Rail, in partnership with [[South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive|South Yorkshire ITA]], will redouble the track between Dore Station Junction and Dore West Junction, at an estimated cost of £15&nbsp;million. This costing is based on four additional vehicles in traffic to deliver the option, however, this will depend on vehicle allocation through the DfT rolling stock plan. This work will be programmed, subject to funding, in conjunction with signalling renewals in the Dore/Totley Tunnel area.

In 2018, proposals were published for works in order to fit in an all-day (07:00–19:00) hourly Manchester–Sheffield via New Mills Central stopping service, by extending an existing Manchester–New Mills Central service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/yorkshire%20and%20humber/appendices/appendix%204%20-%20options%20appraisal.pdf|title=Yorkshire & Humber RUS Appendix 4 – Options Appraisal|publisher=Network Rail}}</ref> Planning permission for the upgrade was granted in February 2018, but delays mean that this will now not be completed until 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jeeves |first1=Paul |title=Fury as vital rail link is delayed by 4 more years |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=&sort=_rank_%3AD&page=2&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Hope%20valley%20line%22&docref=news/17657949DD605708 |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=infoweb.newsbank.com |date=3 October 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The [[Transport and Works Act 1992|TWAO]] was also published in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hope Valley capacity: Transport and Works Act order |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/network-rail-hope-valley-capacity-order |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=GOV.UK }}</ref> These changes to allow three fast trains, a stopping train and freight trains each hour were also supported in a [[Transport for the North]] investment report in 2019, together with “further interventions” for the [[Northern Powerhouse Rail]] programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://transportforthenorth.com/wp-content/uploads/final-draft-strategic-transport-plan.pdf|title=Strategic Transport Plan|website=Transport for the North}}</ref>

In March 2021, it was announced by Minister of State for Transport, [[Andrew Stephenson]], that £137&nbsp;million would be used to upgrade the line.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayor welcomes Sheffield to Manchester rail upgrade |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-56362937 |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=BBC News |date=11 March 2021}}</ref> The local MP [[Robert Largan]] claimed he had campaigned hard for this upgrade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Largan MP welcomes the return of Hope Valley Explorer bus to Peak District |url=https://www.robertlargan.co.uk/news/robert-largan-mp-welcomes-return-hope-valley-explorer-bus-peak-district |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=Robert Largan MP |date=30 July 2021 }}</ref> A joint venture between Volker Rail and Story Contracting was awarded an £80&nbsp;million contract for the delayed Hope Valley upgrade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hope Valley Monthly Newsletter – May 2022 |url=https://email.unionroom.co.uk/t/ViewEmail/r/C4AB558BFB867BA92540EF23F30FEDED/37D1C63FA87260A6E5AF16FB8D2446D0?alternativeLink=False |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=email.unionroom.co.uk}}</ref> The work included creating a {{convert|3600|ft}} passing loop between Bamford and Hathersage, extending the extant platform at Dore to cope with six-coach trains, and adding a second track and platform at Dore and Totley station.<ref>{{cite news |editor-last=Mitchinson|editor-first=James|title=£137m upgrade for Hope Valley Line gets approval |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=12 March 2021 |page=1|issn=0963-1496}}</ref> This has allowed passenger trains to pass slower-moving freight and will allow three fast trains per hour between Manchester and Sheffield.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dore and Totley Station to close on Sundays over next few weeks for rail improvement work |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/transport/dore-and-totley-station-to-close-on-sundays-as-work-starts-on-sheffield-to-manchester-rail-link-3704770 |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=www.thestar.co.uk |date=23 May 2022 }}</ref> There will also be improvements to the Jaggers Lane Bridge in Hathersage. Work started on 29 May 2022<ref>{{cite journal | title = Hope Valley upgrade under way | journal = Modern Railways | page = 29 | publisher = Key Publishing Ltd. | date = July 2022 | issn = 0026-8356 }}</ref> and was completed by early April 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rail Minister marks completion of £150m Hope Valley Railway Upgrade |url=https://www.railmagazine.com/news/2024/04/10/minister-marks-completion-of-hope-valley-railway-upgrade |website=www.railmagazine.com |access-date=26 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>