Written questions

Durham Coast Line: Overcrowding

Commons · Question 897 · Tabled 22 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 25 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the impact of overcrowding on the Durham Coast Line during peak periods on the health and safety of passengers.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 25 Jul 2024

Rail North Partnership (RNP), through which the department jointly manages Northern Trains’ contract with Transport for the North, monitors operators’ planned train deployment to ensure this falls within the requirement on them to match capacity to demand...