Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 96694

Level Crossings

Tabled: 3 December 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2025 to Question 93226 on Level Crossings, for what reason responsibility for assessing and managing level-crossing down-time rests solely with Network Rail rather than bei

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Level crossings form part of the rail estate and legal responsibility for their safe operation falls to the relevant infrastructure manager, such as Network Rail. Infrastructure managers must operate level crossings in line with their statutory duties but...

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