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Railways: West Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase rail carriage capacity in West Yorkshire.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
3 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase rail carriage capacity in West Yorkshire.

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Department approved and funded the use of 12 additional trains (60 extra carriages) for the CrossCountry network. These additional trains were introduced in May 2025 and have increased the Inter-City train fleet substantially and enabled CrossCountry ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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