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Railway Stations: Lifts

Asked by Dr Rupa HuqLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 6 February 2025UIN 27662

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on railway station lift maintenance in (a) 2014 and (b) 2024.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Network Rail reported that in 2013/14 it spent £4.2 million maintaining 1127 lift assets, compared to £8.3 million in 2023/24 to maintain 1516 lift assets.

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