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<p>A new timetable is expected to operate on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) from
May 2022, which will offer more seats, and faster services. The Department has also
secured funding to design a package of upgrades at Darlington Station.</p><p>Furthermore,
we are currently awaiting the outputs of Network Rail’s analysis of constraints on
the ECML between Newcastle and Edinburgh, as well as the publication of the Integrated
Rail Plan for the Midlands and the North, which will inform our planning for the longer-term
future of the route.</p><p> </p>
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