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East West Rail Line: Aylesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the Aylesbury spur of the East-West Rail link for the (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) UK economy.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
11 Sept 2024
Answer
17 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the Aylesbury spur of the East-West Rail link for the (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) UK economy.

  2. 11 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Along with East West Rail Company and Network Rail, the Department for Transport is considering the merits of providing an East West Rail link to Aylesbury, and shared both cost information and the results of business case analysis with the local authorit...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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