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West of England Line: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Great British Rail plans to take to help improve (a) travel times, (b) punctuality and (c) passenger experience on the West of England line.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Great British Rail plans to take to help improve (a) travel times, (b) punctuality and (c) passenger experience on the West of England line.

  2. 21 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 May 2025

    Answer published

    Services operated by South Western Railway, which operates the West of England line, will transfer into public ownership when their contract expires on 25 May 2025. Under public ownership, passenger services will be operated in the interests of passengers...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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