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Railways: Passengers

Question for Department for Transport

UIN 902025, tabled on 19 December 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance.

Answered on

9 January 2025

Improving the performance of our railways, including by delivering the biggest overhaul of the railway sector in a generation, is a top priority for this Government.

I have been clear with operators and with Network Rail that I will not tolerate poor performance while we rewire the system to work in the interest of passengers.

Ministers continue to meet with Managing Directors of Train Operating Companies and their Network Rail counterparts to assess their performance, and we will not hesitate to demand immediate action to raise standards.

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