Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 122414

East West Rail Line

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Rebecca Smith

ConservativeSouth West Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which month will the first East West Rail services operate from Winslow to Bletchley.

Answer

Keir Mather
The Department continues to work closely with Chiltern Railways and other partners to confirm a start date for the first EWR services between Oxford and Milton Keynes Central via Winslow. For passenger services to commence, trains will need to have been m...

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