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Railways: Lincolnshire

Commons · Question 99507 · Tabled 12 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 22 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the frequency of the cancellation of services on the Barton Line; and what steps are being taken to address this.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 22 Dec 2025

We recognise that recent performance on the Barton Line has been below what passengers rightly expect. The Department is aware that East Midlands Railway (EMR) is working to improve train performance on this route. To achieve this, EMR: Introduced a revis...