Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 105292

Community Railways Initiative

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 23 January 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department has provided to support community rail, including (a) community rail partnerships and (b) station adopter schemes, in each financial year since 2019-20; and what funding is planned f

Answer

Keir Mather

Community Rail Partnerships (CRP) are awarded funding from both the Community Rail Network (CRN) and train operating companies. CRPs then allocate funding to station adopter groups within their catchment. Funding has remained at a consistent level since 2...

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