Railway Network
(asked on 23rd March 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to accelerate the procedure for the re-opening of closed railway routes.
This question was answered on 6th April 2020
We have pledged £500m to reopening railway lines and stations. We invited MPs to come forward with proposals. The deadline for these proposals was 16 March. A panel comprising Ministers and rail and community experts are looking at these and we will be writing to applicants on next steps. A second round is planned for June.
Some projects, such as the Ashington Blyth line, have been accelerated and are already in development.