Updated:
12:25 PM January 23, 2021
The proposed direct rail links between Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge and Oxford in the 'Eastern Section’ prospectus. Picture: East West Rail Consortium
- Credit: East West Rail Consortium
A multi-million pound project to restore rail routes axed more than 50 years ago could pave the way for better connectivity for Norfolk and Suffolk.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said £760m will support the next phase of East West Rail to reinstate services between Bicester, Oxfordshire and Bletchley, Buckinghamshire for the first time since 1968.
The project is part of a wider wish-list that could unlock faster journey times and more services between Norwich and Cambridge, and Ipswich and Cambridge, as well as direct links to Oxford.