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Govia Thameslink Railway: Bedford

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 46229

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35855 on Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards, what information her Department holds on when Great British Railways plans to publish provisional (a) timetables and (b) capacity improvement plans for services on the Bedford line.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Government will establish a new access and charging framework in primary legislation, enabling Great British Railways to be a true directing mind for the railway. We will simplify the operational running of the railways by bringing together responsibility for managing allocation of railway capacity and timetabling with the management of infrastructure.

Legislation will be introduced later this session to make these vital reforms.

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