Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the length of the mainline railway between Salisbury and Exeter is single track.

The West of England main line between Salisbury and Exeter St Davids is predominantly single track between Wilton (west of Salisbury) and Pinhoe (east of Exeter). There are short double track sections at either end of the route and in a 10-mile section between Templecombe and Yeovil Junction, as well as at a number of short passing places. Approximately 66 miles (106km) of the 88 miles (142km) between Salisbury and Exeter Central stations is single track.