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<p>The Government has frozen regulated rail fares in line with inflation for the seventh
year in a row.</p><p> </p><p>The future introduction of HS2 will help improve the
quality of rail travel across Coventry and the West Midlands, but there are initiatives
that are making a real difference now:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>In May 2019, West Midlands
Trains (WMT) introduced through services and longer trains between Leamington and
Nuneaton via Coventry.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>WMT is investing £700million
to introduce 180 brand new carriages and add 20,000 more peak hour seats into Birmingham
in the next couple of years.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Subject to the approval of Avanti’s
proposal by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Walsall will receive its first direct
Intercity West Coast services to London in 2021, while Coventry and the West Midlands
are due to benefit from additional services on weekends from 2021, and earlier weekday
morning services from December 2022.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>We are investing
to provide additional carriages to increase capacity on CrossCountry (XC) services
at Coventry and across the West Midlands from 2021.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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