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Robin Hood Line: Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57342 on Robin Hood Line: Standards, how many rail replacement buses were used on the Robin Hood Line in the last six months.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
18 Jun 2025
Target answer date
20 Jun 2025
Answer
26 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57342 on Robin Hood Line: Standards, how many rail replacement buses were used on the Robin Hood Line in the last six months.

  2. 20 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Between 8 December 2024 and 24 May 2025, 87 rail replacement buses were used on the Robin Hood Line. 48 buses were for pre-planned engineering work which took place on 28 of the days, and 39 buses were used due to emergency or on the day disruptions on 21...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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