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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paul Britton

Underground Piccadilly HS2 rail station 'best solution for Manchester and the north'

A four-platform, underground HS2 rail station at Piccadilly is 'the best solution for Manchester and the north', a committee of MPs was told.

The leader of Manchester city council, Bev Craig, delivered an impassioned plea to Government to work with Manchester to change the current plans.

Addressing the High Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) Bill Select Committee at the Commons, she said the 'world would be different' 20 years from now and more people would travel by train.

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