Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve rail services for passengers in Crewe.

The Department continues to work closely with train operating companies to review options to improve performance and increase services to and from Crewe. Together we are working to develop a resilient timetable that is appropriate to passenger demand and delivers good value for the taxpayer.

West Midlands Trains (WMT) will be improving its Birmingham - Crewe - Liverpool services from December 2023 by increasing services to half hourly on this route at peak times and for most of the day on Saturdays. WMT is also trialling 12-car train operation on selected Sunday services on its Crewe to Euston route due to rising demand.