Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 11664

Railways: Swindon

Tabled: 29 October 2024
Answered: 6 November 2024

Question

Will Stone

LabourSwindon North

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on the potential opening of public direct travel between Swindon and Oxford using the current freight track.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
In September, Great Western Railway began a trial of direct services between Bristol, Bath, Swindon and Oxford. This trial is on Saturdays only with two direct services in each direction. It will run until May 2025, to understand levels of passenger deman...

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