Terry Jermy, Labour MP for South West Norfolk, said he had raised the need for the long-called-for upgrades to Ely rail junction with transport secretary Heidi Alexander and that he was pushing for it to be included in next year's government spending review.

The junction, in Cambridgeshire, is where five rail lines connecting Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge, Peterborough and King's Lynn meet.

There have long been calls for an upgrade at Ely rail junction (Image: Network Rail)

Improving it is seen as crucial by politicians, business leaders and the rail industry itself, because it is currently operating at full........

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