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Railways: Midlands

Commons · Question 68448 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 21 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Transport of 8 July 2025 on Road and Rail Projects, Official Report, columns 822-3, what her Department's timetable is for providing more in

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 21 Jul 2025

The first phase of Midlands Rail Hub enables additional rail services between Birmingham and South Wales, and the South West, and on Birmingham’s Cross City Line. Subsequent phases are at an earlier stage of development but include the potential for addit...