The Conservative Spokesman on Transport & Tourism, and North West MEP, Jacqueline Foster has welcomed the latest investment in the region's rail network.
Jacqueline was speaking after a visit by David Cameron and George Osborne to Manchester's Victoria Station, to see how £44 million is being invested on it.
Across the North West, more than £400 million is being invested in the electrification of the railways - with £160 million being spent on the Liverpool to Manchester line.
Jacqueline said: "It was great to see our Prime Minister and Chancellor in Manchester this week, as the latest stage in our rail investment plans become a reality, after just nine miles of track were electrified by the last Labour Government."
By the end of next year, this massive investment will see an extra 3,000 seats available at peak times between the North West's two main cities, while stations across the region, not least at Manchester Victoria, are benefitting from a long-overdue refurbishment.