Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 7882

Railway Stations: Urban Areas

Tabled: 8 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many urban areas in England with populations of over 17,000 do not have a railway station.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
It is estimated that there are approximately 80 ‘built up areas’ with a population of 20,000 or more that do not contain operational railway stations within England. Some large cities and towns consist of several built up areas, and whilst a specific buil...
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