Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all services re-directed away from Bolton during the electrification of the Preston to Manchester line will return as soon as the electrification work is completed.

The current works at Farnworth for the electrification of the line between Manchester and Preston are planned to run until 5th October.　 Upon completion of these works, all the contractual train services between Manchester and Preston via Bolton will be reinstated.　 In the longer term, electrification of the Manchester-Preston line will enable future operators to use longer electric trains to provide additional capacity between Bolton and Manchester.