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Railways: Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-opening the railway line between Heathfield and Newton Abbot.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
26 Mar 2025
Target answer date
28 Mar 2025
Answer
3 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-opening the railway line between Heathfield and Newton Abbot.

  2. 28 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    There are no current plans to make an assessment of reopening the railway line between Heathfield and Newton Abbot. The Government believes that local authorities are best placed to promote and take forward transport schemes that will most benefit their l...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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