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Railway Stations: Construction

Asked by Richard FullerConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 1 July 2026UIN 12083

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail station construction projects completed since 2020 exceeded their original approved budgets.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department does not centrally hold information on the original approved budgets and final outturn costs of all rail station construction projects completed since 2020. This information is held across a range of programmes and delivery bodies. Establishing how many projects exceeded their original approved budgets could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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