Written questions

Midland Main Line: Electrification

Commons · Question 61858 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Juliet Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on the full electrification of the Midland Main Line; and whether her Department has a planned timetable for its completion.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 1 Jul 2025

Electrification of the Midland Main Line (MML) between Kettering and Wigston is now complete and enhancements south of Bedford, are due to complete in August. Following the Spending Review, we will now be working to confirm our wider portfolio of rail en...