Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 48695

East Coast Main Line: Bradford and Kingston upon Hull

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the costs to LNER of operating once-a-day train services to (a) Hull and (b) Bradford.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) already operates one service a day to Hull and two services a day, increasing to seven next month, to Bradford. The cost of these services are included within LNER's annual budget agreed by the Department.