Question follow-through · 8303

Railways: Stratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps with Chiltern Railways to reinstate direct rail travel between London and Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 9 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 14 Oct 2024
Answer: 18 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

9 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps with Chiltern Railways to reinstate direct rail travel between London and Stratford-upon-Avon.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Oct 2024
Answer published
Chiltern’s current timetable offers a service between London and Stratford Upon Avon with one change. Whilst noting that this is not a direct service, timetable decisions are for operators to make, balancing passenger demand, track availability, infrastru...

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