Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 68455

West Coast Main Line

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase capacity on the West Coast Main Line southern section, in the context of the decision by the Office of Rail and Road to reject the open access application from Wrexham, Shro

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The delivery of HS2 will almost double long-distance rail capacity between London and the West Midlands, significantly improving the heavily congested southern section of the West Coast Main Line and releasing capacity for other services on that section o...
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