https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63900876?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGATimetable changes being introduced from Sunday should "provide more certainty for passengers" after months of issues, the rail industry membership body said.
The changes will see Avanti West Coast (AWC) return to three trains an hour on its London-Manchester route and TransPennine Express (TPE) increase Manchester-Scotland services.
The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said they would focus on improving "reliability".
However, a business leader said they may not boost operators' performances.
The changes will be made on AWC, TPE and Northern services serving many parts of the north of England.
Alongside improving the number of services linking the region to the capital and Scotland, they will also see TPE extend the Cleethorpes-Manchester service to and from Liverpool and AWC offer more direct services between London and North Wales via Chester.
However, there have been concerns that the failure to resolve staffing issues will mean the cancellation of thousands of trains in recent months will continue.
Many rail workers are still refusing to volunteer for shifts on their rest days amid long-running industrial relations disputes and there is a backlog with training new staff due to the coronavirus pandemic.
