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Thameslink Line: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of passenger numbers on Thameslink services in (a) 2030 and (b) 2040.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
6 May 2025
Answer
8 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of passenger numbers on Thameslink services in (a) 2030 and (b) 2040.

  2. 6 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 May 2025

    Answer published

    In line with our published guidance, the Department has developed a number of possible rail demand scenarios in both the medium and long term. The Department considers a wide range of evidence for our project appraisals and policy decisions and seeks to u...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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