Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 46450

Railways: Kent

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Tristan Osborne

LabourChatham and Aylesford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the reliability of the Thameslink service to Rainham; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of Southeastern trains making additional stops at

Answer

Simon Lightwood
My Department is working with Southeastern, Govia Thameslink Railway and Network Rail to address reliability issues on the Rainham route, particularly following a rise in cancellations since the beginning of the year driven by employee sickness and traini...

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