Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 64122

Railways: Optical Fibres

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Navendu Mishra

LabourStockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to extend Project?Reach to Stockport railway station.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The tranche 1 fibre commitment for Project Reach of 1000km includes the rail route Manchester–Crewe–Stafford which runs via Stockport. Stockport station is not currently included in the initial list of 12 NR managed stations identified for improvements to...

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