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East Midlands Railway: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend Transport UK's contract for East Midlands Railway beyond 18 October 2026.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend Transport UK's contract for East Midlands Railway beyond 18 October 2026.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Expiry Date of East Midlands Railway’s National Rail Contract (NRC) with the Department is October 2030, with a ‘Core Term Expiry Date’ of October 2026. Under the terms of NRCs, the Secretary of State can give the operator at least three Railway Perio...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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