Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 902777

Railways: Hartlepool

Tabled: 6 February 2025

Answered: 13 February 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Jonathan Brash

Labour — Hartlepool

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rail services in Hartlepool.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

As well as allocating significant investment to reopen Hartlepool platform 3 in June 2024, we are working with train operators to make the best use of the available infrastructure and to improve reliability to deliver the services passengers need.