Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 65284

Railways: West Midlands

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the West Midlands Rail Hub to be completed.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The first phase of Midlands Rail Hub, which enables additional trains between Birmingham and South Wales, and the South West, and on Birmingham’s Cross City Line is expected to enter service in the early 2030s.