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Thameslink Line: Tempsford

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 46228

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed (a) railway station and (b) new town at Tempsford on (i) journey times and (ii) capacity on Thameslink services.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Network Rail will consider the impact of any new station at Tempsford as part of business case development for any East Coast Main Line infrastructure investment at the southern end of the route, including journey time and capacity implications for Thameslink services.

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