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South Western Railway: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains have been cancelled on the South Western Railway network since it was nationalised.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
18 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
9 Jan 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains have been cancelled on the South Western Railway network since it was nationalised.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Information on train cancellations and punctuality is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The relevant links are below.https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/table-3124-trains-planned-and-cancellations-...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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