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South Western Railway
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) increase capacity and (b) ensure more passengers are able to be seated on services into London on South Western Railway.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 27 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 3 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) increase capacity and (b) ensure more passengers are able to be seated on services into London on South Western Railway.
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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3 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Department is working closely with South Western Railway on the introduction of the Arterio fleet which will add the much needed additional capacity and seats on services into London. In the meantime, South Western Railway is managing the rest of its ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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