Question follow-through · 46450

Railways: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the reliability of the Thameslink service to Rainham; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of Southeastern trains making additional stops at

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 17 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 23 Apr 2025
Answer: 29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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17 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the reliability of the Thameslink service to Rainham; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of Southeastern trains making additional stops at
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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29 Apr 2025
Answer published
My Department is working with Southeastern, Govia Thameslink Railway and Network Rail to address reliability issues on the Rainham route, particularly following a rise in cancellations since the beginning of the year driven by employee sickness and traini...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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