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Birmingham Cross City Line

Asked by Preet Kaur GillLabour (Co-op)Department for TransportTabled Answered 27 March 2025UIN 39928

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of restoring Birmingham’s Cross City service to four trains per hour on the economy.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

West Midlands Trains (WMT) are working on the feasibility of increasing CrossCity line services where the infrastructure allows, and the business case for such an increase will be expected to include the impact on passengers, taxpayers and the economy.

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