HST Connect

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High speed transport has a key role to play in promoting balanced spatial development across NW Europe. Therefore any attempt to improve HST needs to work on a transnational basis. The prime objective of the 15 partner, 21.893m euro HST Connect project is to forge closer connections between regional rail services and the trans-European High Speed Train network, with the aim of increasing the latter’s catchment area by 20m people. As part of this, the project aims to improve travel environment, especially that of stations and their forecourts, to ensure that throughout their journey passengers enjoy the same high comfort experience as when travelling on the high speed network. An allied objective is improve integration of stations into the fabric of the cities they are located in by stimulating development of the often neglected areas that surround them. An advice guide, entitled ‘Lifting the Barriers’ will be published, alongside a study of how primary HST services can be extended into the regions they serve.

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