Question follow-through · 120370
Ribble Valley Line: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of passenger demand and peak-time capacity on the effectiveness of Northern services operating on the Clitheroe–Manchester line.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of passenger demand and peak-time capacity on the effectiveness of Northern services operating on the Clitheroe–Manchester line.
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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24 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Rail North Partnership (which is a collaboration between Transport for the North and the Department for Transport to manage the Northern and TransPennine Express rail contracts) has regular discussions with Northern about the levels of service and pas...
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