The Network Rail (Ipswich Chord) Order 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order authorises Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (referred to in this Order as Network Rail) to construct, maintain and operate a new section of railway, 1415 metres long, to the north of Ipswich Goods Yard, linking the Great Eastern Main Line and East Suffolk Line Railways.

The purpose of the railway chord is to allow freight trains from the Port of Felixstowe to access the West Coast Main Line Railway by a more direct cross-country route from Felixstowe to Nuneaton instead of being routed via the Great Eastern Main Line and North London Line. This will provide increased freight capacity whilst reducing the conflict between freight and passenger traffic on busy commuter routes.

The Order would permit Network Rail to acquire, compulsorily or by agreement, land and rights in land and to use land for this purpose.

A copy of the plans and sections and the book of reference certified in accordance with article 32 of this Order (certification of plans etc.) may be inspected free of charge during working hours at the offices of the Company Secretary and Solicitor to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited at Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG.