Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway
Commons · Question 66918 · Tabled 11 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Office of Rail and Road’s decision to reject the open access application from Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway (WSMR) on passengers.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 16 Jul 2025
The Department remains committed to Open Access where it provides genuine benefits for passengers through improved connectivity and does not disproportionately impact taxpayers or performance of the network. That is why we supported WSMR’s application, ac...