Railways: Mobile Broadband
(asked on 27th June 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled On track and online: landmark deal to end mobile dead zones, published on 26 June, if she will list the locations of the 57 tunnels due to receive improved coverage in Project Reach.
The list of tunnels is shown below. Please note the exact timings are subject to commercial discussions with Mobile Network Operators:
| Tunnel | Region | Route |
| MONUMENT LANE TUNNEL | North West & Central | Central |
| BEECHWOOD TUNNEL | North West & Central | Central |
| NEW STREET NORTH WESTERN LINES TUNNEL | North West & Central | Central |
| NEW STREET MIDLAND LINES TUNNEL | North West & Central | Central |
| POTTERS BAR EAST TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| POTTERS BAR WEST TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| WELWYN NORTH TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| PEASCLIFFE TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| STOKE TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| WOOD GREEN CENTRE TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| WOOD GREEN EAST TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| WOOD GREEN WEST TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| BARNET WEST TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| BARNET EAST TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| BARNET CENTRE TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| COPENHAGEN CENTRE TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| COPENHAGEN WEST TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| GASWORKS CENTRE TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| GASWORKS WEST TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| WELWYN SOUTH TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| HADLEY WOOD SOUTH EAST TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| HADLEY WOOD SOUTH WEST TUNNEL | Eastern | East Coast |
| CLERKENWELL NO 1 | Eastern | Thameslink |
| LUDGATE TUNNEL | Southern | Kent |
| ARDSLEY TUNNEL | Eastern | North East |
| MACCLESFIELD TUNNEL | North West & Central | North West |
| FARNWORTH TUNNEL | North West & Central | North West |
| FARNWORTH TUNNEL | North West & Central | North West |
| PRESTBURY TUNNEL | North West & Central | North West |
| NEWPORT NEW TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Wales |
| NEWPORT OLD TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Wales |
| KILSBY TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| WATFORD TUNNEL SLOW LINES | North West & Central | West Coast |
| WATFORD TUNNEL FAST LINES | North West & Central | West Coast |
| PRIMROSE HILL SLOW LINES TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| PRIMROSE HILL FAST LINES TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| SHUGBOROUGH TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| STOWE HILL TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| NORTHCHURCH FAST LINE TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| NORTHCHURCH UP SLOW TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| NORTHCHURCH DOWN SLOW TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| KENSAL GREEN FAST LINES TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| KENSAL GREEN SLOW LINES TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| HARECASTLE NEW TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| LINSLADE UP SLOW TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| LINSLADE CENTRE BORE (UP FAST/DN SLOW) | North West & Central | West Coast |
| LINSLADE DOWN FAST TUNNEL | North West & Central | West Coast |
| SODBURY TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Western |
| PATCHWAY UP NEW TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Western |
| WHITEBALL TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Western |
| MARLEY TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Western |
| POLPERRO TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Western |
| TREVERIN TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Western |
| PARSONS TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Western |
| ALDERTON TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Western |
| WIVELISCOMBE TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Western |
| BUCKSHEAD TUNNEL | Wales & Western | Western |