Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 96591

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure there are sufficient rail services on alternative routes when planned maintenance works cause the closure of lines.

Answer

Keir Mather
Network Rail plans its timetables 12 months in advance, meaning it can schedule in the time needed for planned works to improve the network. Network Rail plan works that cause the least disruption to passengers and include Bank Holidays, Sundays, and over...
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