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Chiltern Railways: Overcrowding

Question for Department for Transport

UIN 904129, tabled on 8 May 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Chiltern Railways to help prevent overcrowding.

Answered on

15 May 2025

Chiltern Railways periodically adjust their timetable in response to passenger demand. From the 18th May, Chiltern will introduce three new Saturday services between Banbury and London Marylebone.

We are engaging closely with Chiltern's fleet renewal programme seeking to procure additional trains to increase capacity, whilst ensuring it delivers value for money.

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