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Old Oak Common Station: Construction

Asked by Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 December 2024UIN 20516

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate (a) cancellations and (b) delays to rail between Cheltenham and London during the construction period for Old Oak Common station.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The department continues to work closely with HS2, Network Rail, GWR, TfL and Heathrow Express to mitigate the impacts of Old Oak Common construction. This aims to minimise disruption to passengers on the Great Western Main Line during the construction of the new station and during its operation, including through investing £30m to ensure that passenger services can continue to operate.

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