Question follow-through · 31390
Railways: Oxford-cambridge Arc
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of trains operating on the proposed Oxford to Cambridge rail line continuing their journey to Norwich via the Breckland line.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 26 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of trains operating on the proposed Oxford to Cambridge rail line continuing their journey to Norwich via the Breckland line.
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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26 Feb 2025
Answer published
There are currently no plans to extend East-West Rail services beyond its core scope, but through services may be an option in the future – and doing so would not be precluded by any scope being delivered as part of East-West Rail.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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