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Railways: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase access to rail links in rural communities.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Jan 2025
Target answer date
7 Jan 2025
Answer
13 Jan 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase access to rail links in rural communities.

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Rail has an important role in connecting rural communities as part of the wider transport system. The department requires its train operators to plan services and rail timetables that are designed to meet expected passenger demand. These should be resilie...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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