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Network Rail: Empty Property

Asked by Martin VickersConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 47644

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the amount of vacant property space on the Network Rail land estate which could be let for (a) retail and (b) commercial purposes.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Network Rail’s present commercial vacancy rate is 3.2%, across the 20 stations managed by Network Rail.

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