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Railways: South East

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 September 2025UIN 76039

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to improve passenger railway services in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Secretary of State is committed to improving rail services by working together with train operators, Network Rail, and where appropriate, Transport for London, to continue to improve reliability and punctuality in the South East. Slough already benefits from contactless ticketing, which we have announced will be further expanded to 49 more stations across the South East later this year.

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