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Railway Stations: Corsham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the merits of the bid for a railway station in Corsham.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
4 Sept 2024
Target answer date
9 Sept 2024
Answer
9 Sept 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the merits of the bid for a railway station in Corsham.

  2. 9 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Aside from Restoring Your Railway (RYR) projects currently at the delivery stage or in construction, all remaining RYR-originated projects, including the Corsham station proposal, will be reviewed as part of preparations for the upcoming Spending Review. ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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