Question follow-through · 44731
Railways: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Northern Rail on the potential impact of the proposed reduction in (a) Sunday and (b) late evening services between Westhoughton Station and Manchester central stations on l
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 7 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Northern Rail on the potential impact of the proposed reduction in (a) Sunday and (b) late evening services between Westhoughton Station and Manchester central stations on l
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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28 Apr 2025
Answer published
Northern trains have no plans to reduce services on the Manchester-Southport line that serves Westhoughton. Some Sunday services have been temporarily removed from the timetable. This was agreed by Northern leaders as part of Northern’s work to stabilise ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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