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East Coast Main Line: Bradford and Kingston upon Hull

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 May 2025UIN 48695

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the costs to LNER of operating once-a-day train services to (a) Hull and (b) Bradford.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) already operates one service a day to Hull and two services a day, increasing to seven next month, to Bradford. The cost of these services are included within LNER's annual budget agreed by the Department.

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