Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 6610

Railway Stations: Overcrowding

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 9 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with Network Rail on (a) congestion in major railway stations and (b) dangerous passenger transitions towards platforms in busy periods.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Network Rail is responsible for the safe operation and management of twenty major railway stations and is regulated by the Office of Rail and Road. Ministers and officials routinely engage with Network Rail to hold it to account for matters within its con...

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