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Railways: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of passenger rail performance in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
15 May 2025
Target answer date
19 May 2025
Answer
23 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of passenger rail performance in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.

  2. 19 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 May 2025

    Answer published

    Performance in the area has been challenging in recent months, affected by a range of issues including points failures, train faults and external trespass and fatality incidents affecting Thameslink services operated by Govia Thameslink Railway. However, ...

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