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Railways: Newton Abbot

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 30 April 2025UIN 46996

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43362 on Railways: Newton Abbot, if she will extend South Western Railway services from Exeter St David's to Newton Abbot when it enters public ownership.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

There are currently no plans to extend South Western Railway services from Exeter St David’s to Newton Abbot when it enters public ownership.

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