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Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what route-by-route performance data the Department holds on short-formed passenger rail services across all operators; what assessment has been made of the impact of short formation on passenger overcrowding,

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
9 Jul 2026
Answer
10 Jul 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what route-by-route performance data the Department holds on short-formed passenger rail services across all operators; what assessment has been made of the impact of short formation on passenger overcrowding,

  2. 9 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Department for Transport Operator (DFTO) typically monitors levels of short formations at an operator level every four weeks and therefore is not able to provide data for each route. DFTO expects operators to provide appropriate capacity in response to ex...

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