Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 19 June 2023 to Question 189286 on Sheffield Station, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of capacity at Sheffield railway station.

I recently approved £3.447m to develop options for enhancements at Sheffield station that can be delivered in the near term. Surveys and passenger timetable studies have now been completed by Network Rail and infrastructure proposals reviewed to support this. We are now progressing further design work on options that will increase the flexibility and capacity of Platforms 6 and 7, including associated track and signalling work, with a Decision to Deliver expected in early 2025. These infrastructure upgrades will improve the reliability and performance of the station resulting in local and regional benefits.

In addition, we are also progressing a study which is considering longer term options for improving the capacity and resilience of the station.