Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 67466

Railways

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve East-West connectivity (a) in the Midlands and (b) nationwide.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The first phase of Midlands Rail Hub (‘Western’ scope) would enable additional trains each hour between Birmingham and South Wales and the South West, and on Birmingham’s Cross City Line. This includes extending Chiltern services from Moor Street to Snow ...
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