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Railways: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average, (b) shortest and (c) longest wait was for determination of an application for a new rail line by a private operator for each year that records are available.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
31 Jan 2025
Target answer date
5 Feb 2025
Answer
5 Feb 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 31 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average, (b) shortest and (c) longest wait was for determination of an application for a new rail line by a private operator for each year that records are available.

  2. 5 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Access to the rail network is a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its capacity as independent regulator for the rail industry. ORR have advised that since 2020, it has determined four applications for wholly new open access services. ORR rej...

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