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Repairs and Maintenance

Asked by Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)Department for TransportTabled Answered 9 December 2025UIN 96255

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of passenger notification procedures for planned engineering works that result in disruption to rail services.

Answered by Keir Mather

Standard practice is for journey planner websites like National Rail Enquiries and train operating company websites to start showing alternative travel information 12 weeks in advance. Network Rail is responsible for coordinating and validating timetables for the national rail network and works with all the train operating companies to ensure passengers are adequately informed of planned engineering works.

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