Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 24054

Colne-Skipton Railway Line

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Jonathan Hinder

LabourPendle and Clitheroe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 6 January 2020 to Question 492 on Colne-Skipton Railway Line, whether her Department has completed the further feasibility work.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
All feasibility work relating to the proposed reinstatement of the Skipton-Colne line has been completed. While there is a strong strategic case for improving connectivity between East Lancashire and the Leeds city region, the scheme is currently unafford...

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