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East West Rail Line: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many night time freight movements are permitted on East West Rail.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
21 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
27 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many night time freight movements are permitted on East West Rail.

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    A noise assessment for East West Rail (EWR) was undertaken for the Environmental Statement supporting the Transport and Works Act Order application for the railway. The assessment assumed a traffic flow of 8 freight trains composed of 36 wagons during the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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