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<p> </p><p>Between 2002 and 2012 rail demand in the North of England grew by a total
of 66% and demand is expected to continue to grow. The Department for Transport is
currently preparing its own forecasts of passenger demand for the next franchises
to inform the specification.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Northern and TransPennine
Express franchises consultation document included information from the Government's
Rail Investment Strategy for the period up to March 2019. This set out the number
of passengers to be accommodated on services into Leeds and Manchester on a weekday
during the morning peak period, as set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 2.2 Number of passengers to be accommodated
into Leeds and Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Peak
Three Hours</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>High-Peak Hour</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Forecast
demand in 2013/14</p></td><td><p>Extra demand to be met by 2018/19</p></td><td><p>Forecast
demand in 2013/14</p></td><td><p>Extra demand to be met by 2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>25,400</p></td><td><p>5,100</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>28,100</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td><td><p>13,600</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: HLOS (2012)</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
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