Question follow-through · 116578

Liverpool Street Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) how many full or partial weekend closures affecting London Liverpool Street services have occurred since July 2024; b) what assessment she has made of the economic impact of weekend engineering works on comm

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
27 Feb 2026
Target answer date
3 Mar 2026
Answer
9 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) how many full or partial weekend closures affecting London Liverpool Street services have occurred since July 2024; b) what assessment she has made of the economic impact of weekend engineering works on comm

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    It is very rare to close Liverpool Street on a weekend for longer than 27 hours and not on a Saturday. Network Rail will occasionally consider closing the full station on a Sunday as, with train operators, they can offer alternative travel options into L...

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