Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
Commons · Question 96591 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure there are sufficient rail services on alternative routes when planned maintenance works cause the closure of lines.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 9 Dec 2025
Network Rail plans its timetables 12 months in advance, meaning it can schedule in the time needed for planned works to improve the network. Network Rail plan works that cause the least disruption to passengers and include Bank Holidays, Sundays, and over...