PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(2 September 2026)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what number of trains per week from a) London to Manchester and b) Manchester to London were on the timetable in i) 2024, ii) 2025 iii) January to June 2026 iv) July to December 2026 and v) are planned for 2027.

Asked by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)

Please see below Manchester services per timetable over this period.

	Jun-24	Dec-24	May-25	Dec-25	May-26	Dec-26	May-27	Dec-27
	SX / SO / SU by timetable period
London - Manchester	46 / 42 / 33	46 / 42 / 33	46 / 42 / 33	47 / 42 / 33	47 / 42 / 33	47 / 42 / 33	47 / 42 / 33	47 / 42 / 33
Manchester - London	47 / 44 / 33	48 / 44 / 33	49 / 44 / 33	49 / 44 / 33	49 / 44 / 33	49 / 44 / 33	49 / 44 / 33	49 / 44 / 33
Total	93 / 86 / 66	94 / 86 / 66	95 / 86 / 66	96 / 86 / 66	96 / 86 / 66	96 / 86 / 66	96 / 86 / 66	96 / 86 / 66
Weekly Total	617	622	627	632	632	632	632	632

SX = Weekdays

SO = Saturdays

SU = Sundays

Please note, that from Monday 20th July to Friday 28th August Avanti operated a Customer Led Timetable, designed to better match the timetable with reduced summer demand. As a result, 10 Manchester services every weekday were removed, reducing the weekly total to 582.

The Customer Led Timetable has now ended, so the full timetable is in operation to Manchester.

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