Written questions

Birmingham Cross City Line

Commons · Question 39928 · Tabled 20 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 27 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of restoring Birmingham’s Cross City service to four trains per hour on the economy.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Mar 2025

West Midlands Trains (WMT) are working on the feasibility of increasing CrossCity line services where the infrastructure allows, and the business case for such an increase will be expected to include the impact on passengers, taxpayers and the economy.