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Railways: Bicycles

Asked by James MacClearyLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 23 June 2026UIN 9901

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve bike accessibility on trains.

Answered by Keir Mather

At the beginning of April, the Government published Better Connected: A Strategy for Integrated Transport. In the strategy the Government has committed that where cycle use is high, we will make more space available for cycles on trains whenever trains are bought or refurbished.

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