This is important as Washington is a large town (60,000 approximatley) nestled between both the cities of Newcastle and Sunderland and yet has no rail connection to either of them. This would help reduce the car dependancy of the town as well as help reduce congestion elsewhere, particularly within the regions congested roads.

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