East-West Rail Link: Freight

(asked on 13th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the freight capacity of the East–West railway from Oxford to Cambridge.


Answered by
Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 27th March 2020

The strategic scope for East West Rail is currently being developed. EWR Co. are considering provision for freight, ensuring the route will support existing freight, and are currently undertaking a study to understand potential freight use.

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