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West of England Line: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to take steps to upgrade the Salisbury to Exeter railway line from a single track with passing points to a double-track system.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
31 Jan 2025
Target answer date
4 Feb 2025
Answer
10 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to take steps to upgrade the Salisbury to Exeter railway line from a single track with passing points to a double-track system.

  2. 4 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Future rail infrastructure investment will be considered as part of the current Spending Review, which will be concluded in June 2025.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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