Railway Stations: Urban Areas
Commons · Question 7882 · Tabled 8 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many urban areas in England with populations of over 17,000 do not have a railway station.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 14 Oct 2024
It is estimated that there are approximately 80 ‘built up areas’ with a population of 20,000 or more that do not contain operational railway stations within England. Some large cities and towns consist of several built up areas, and whilst a specific buil...