Labour's shadow transport secretary has blasted the decision and has backed the MEN's campaign.
Transport bosses have been accused of "cutting off Manchester's ambition", after plans for an underground HS2 station at Piccadilly were shelved.
READ MORE: Drivers will have to 'sprint' full length of train to get away on time in 'short-sighted' plan for Piccadilly station Ms Haigh told the Northern Agenda podcast: "This is just one of the many issues that were part of the Government's integrated rail plan, which is anything but integrated."They are no longer delivering the Eastern leg of HS2 to Leeds, they're not delivering full Northern Powerhouse Rail, which would have connected our northern towns and cities and because they're not delivering this station in Manchester, it means that HS2 can't go on beyond Manchester.
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