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Gobowen-Oswestry Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with rail companies on reopening of the Oswestry to Gobowen railway line.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
14 Mar 2025
Answer
14 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with rail companies on reopening of the Oswestry to Gobowen railway line.

  2. 14 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Chancellor’s statement of 29 July 2024 confirmed that the Restoring Your Railway programme would be brought to a close, which included the proposed scheme to reopen the line between Oswestry and Gobowen. Proposals from the former Restoring Your Railwa...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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