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Commons · Question 63381 · Tabled 27 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 3 Jul 2025

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Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) increase capacity and (b) ensure more passengers are able to be seated on services into London on South Western Railway.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 3 Jul 2025

The Department is working closely with South Western Railway on the introduction of the Arterio fleet which will add the much needed additional capacity and seats on services into London. In the meantime, South Western Railway is managing the rest of its ...

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