Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 27901
Railways: Private Sector
Tabled: 31 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Shaun Davies
Labour — Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average, (b) shortest and (c) longest wait was for determination of an application for a new rail line by a private operator for each year that records are available.
Answer
Simon LightwoodAccess to the rail network is a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its capacity as independent regulator for the rail industry. ORR have advised that since 2020, it has determined four applications for wholly new open access services. ORR rej...
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