Cross Country Trains: Standards
Commons · Question 82961 · Tabled 17 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Alberto Costa
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with CrossCountry on increasing capacity on (a) peak services between Leicester and Narborough and (b) the 17:18 weekday service from Leicester to Birmingham.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Oct 2025
In December 2024, CrossCountry removed First Class accommodation from the trains used on the Birmingham to Stansted Airport route, increasing the number of seats available to all ticket holders. All operators are expected to plan capacity on individual se...