Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 83838

Railways: West Midlands

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 65284 on Railways: West Midlands, what assessment she made of the potential impact of the Midlands rail hub on (a) capacity and (b) connectivity with the Sutto

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Midlands Rail Hub creates the capacity for additional trains benefiting rail users across the region; it does not propose any changes to the Sutton Park Line.