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Written Question
Chiltern Railways: Overcrowding
Thursday 15th May 2025

Asked by: Sean Woodcock (Labour - Banbury)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Chiltern Railways to help prevent overcrowding.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Chiltern Railways periodically adjust their timetable in response to passenger demand. From the 18th May, Chiltern will introduce three new Saturday services between Banbury and London Marylebone.

We are engaging closely with Chiltern's fleet renewal programme seeking to procure additional trains to increase capacity, whilst ensuring it delivers value for money.