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Railways: Fees and Charges

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 29 October 2024UIN 10114

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Network Rail has made on the access charge discount scheme.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

To date, under Network Rail’s Access Charges Discount Policy for Control Period 7, two applications have been approved. The first, which has commenced operations is a five day per week service between Tilbury and Manchester. The second is a twice a week service from Southampton to London Gateway that will be starting in the coming weeks.

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