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Thameslink Line: Passengers

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 May 2025UIN 49562

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of passenger numbers on Thameslink services in (a) 2030 and (b) 2040.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

In line with our published guidance, the Department has developed a number of possible rail demand scenarios in both the medium and long term. The Department considers a wide range of evidence for our project appraisals and policy decisions and seeks to use the most up to date inputs to aid in these decisions.

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