To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railway lines have been (a) built and (b) reopened in the last 20 years; how many jobs were created (i) directly during the first two years of each construction, (ii) indirectly during the first two years of each construction and (iii) overall in each project; and how much each project cost.
Answered on
11 September 2023
The Office of Rail and Road publishes data on the authorisation into use of new railway infrastructure (including new stations and lines) since 2019 at: https://www.orr.gov.uk/guidance-compliance/rail/health-safety/laws/interoperability/authorisations
The Department does not routinely hold information on levels of job creation across all station and line projects and is unable to answer the timeframe requested as this would incur disproportionate cost.