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It's meant that folk can live in the further reaches of Kent and commute to London in a short time, so there's been more investment in those places, and property prices have risen. The north has the same to look forward to I suspect!
Nope, it means there is LESS investment in Kent, it's happening in London and the jobs are there. Property prices are up because workers can commute.
Ooh super, a new railway line that passes within a couple of miles of my parents' house - shame the nearest station will be about 25 miles away.
What's the point of a railway line without stations??
So the trains don't have to stop all the time. Speeds up the journey.
The line passes within 400m of my house, and turns left to head into leeds right opposite a friends house on the edge of Woodlesford. Generally I think it will be good for Leeds.
I don't get this out-of-town issue, however I am only thinking about this from a going south perspective. It essentially becomes a parkway station - something the ECML is missing at least round these parts (W Yorkshire). I currently drive to Wakefield to go south which is frankly a doddle to get in and out of. The thought of having to drive into Leeds city centre or even worse Sheffield makes me shudder.
The flipside of course is the promise that people will come to Sheffield at which point I get the benefit of having it in the centre. Still - you have to think of all the emerging business areas - Don Valley etc, which are as close to Meadowhall. Meadowhall also has good links into and through the city.
Is the location of the stations supposed to benefit just a city or by careful planning, the city and residents and businesses in a 15 mile radius? Remember too that Sheffield and districts are not so spread out radially due to the Peak so putting it out at the North East towards Meadowhall makes it potentially better balanced.