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East West Rail Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which month will the first East West Rail services operate from Winslow to Bletchley.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which month will the first East West Rail services operate from Winslow to Bletchley.
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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24 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department continues to work closely with Chiltern Railways and other partners to confirm a start date for the first EWR services between Oxford and Milton Keynes Central via Winslow. For passenger services to commence, trains will need to have been m...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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