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Great Western Railway: West Dorset

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 11 April 2025UIN 44333

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with Great Western Railway on improving seat availability on services in West Dorset constituency.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Department officials have regular discussions with Great Western Railway (GWR) about the provision of capacity across its network, including in the West Dorset constituency. Additional capacity was added in May 2023 to ensure trains run consistently once every two hours but there are no immediate plans to increase capacity at this time.

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