PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Railways: Telford (30 August 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of introducing a direct train from Telford to London.
Asked by:
Shaun Davies (Labour)
Asked by:
Shaun Davies (Labour)
Answer
No assessment has been made of the economic benefit of introducing a direct train from Telford to London. Since June 2024, Telford Central has had a regular fast service every 30 minutes to and from Birmingham New Street that provides good onward connections to and from London Euston, and journey times of as little as 2 hours 20 minutes.
Answered by:
Simon Lightwood (Labour)
9 September 2024
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