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East West Rail Line: Railway Stations

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 7 July 2026UIN 14049

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether new stations on the Marston Vale Line will be built prior to services between Oxford and Bedford beginning.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Proposed timelines for the delivery of services and stations for East West Rail were set out in the Spring Consultation on the project which ran from April-June 2026. This includes four new stations on the Marston Vale Line and services from Oxford-Stewartby from the early 2030s and services from Oxford-Bedford from the mid 2030s.

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