§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what timetable he has for(a) work on upgrades to rail track capacity around (i) Birmingham, (ii) Manchester and (iii) Coventry, (b) construction of the (1) Thameslink 2000 rail project, (2) west coast main line rail project, (3) upgrade to the London to Stansted train route, (4)upgrade to the north Transpennine train route, (5) Brighton train line upgrade, (6) east coast main line, (7) Sunderland Metro and (8) rail flyover at Shortlands in Kent, (c) train station upgrades to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, (d) redevelopment of Gatwick train station and (e) implementation of (x) the programme of platform extensions and stations into London Waterloo and (y) the Train Protection Warning System; and which targets have been put back in the past month. [13520]
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A B C D E F G Design capacity Actual numbers of people Line Busiest section Time Hour capacity 1/4 hour capacity Hour demand 1/4 hour demand Bakerloo Charing Cross to Piccadilly Circus 08:45–09:00 27,954 6,989 13,260 3,315 Central Bethnal Green to Liverpool Street 08:45–09:00 45,582 11,395 22,328 5,582 Victoria Victoria to Green Park 08:45–09:00 42,363 10,591 22,016 5,504 Waterloo & City Waterloo to Bank 07:45–08:00 14,818 3,704 6,800 1,700 Jubilee St John's Wood to Baker Street 08:45–09:00 22,820 5,705 13,108 3,277 Northern Clapham North to Stockwell 08:45–09:00 35,011 8,753 17,096 4,274 Piccadilly Earl's Court to Gloucester Road 08:30–08:45 33,216 8,304 17,452 4,363 Circle Sloane Square to Victoria 17:30–17:45 8,958 2,240 3,948 987 H&C Liverpool Street to Moorgate 08:30–08:45 8,958 2,240 5,276 1,319 Metropolitan Finchley Road to Baker Street 08:30–08:45 35,964 8,991 11,616 2,904
§ Mr. SpellarThe Strategic Rail Authority will publish shortly their Strategic Plan, setting out their priorities for investment in rail projects to deliver the Government's 10 Year Transport Plan core targets of 50 per cent. passenger growth, 80 per cent. freight growth and a reduction in London overcrowding to SRA standards, by 2010. The SRA continues to base its investment plans on the delivery of these targets. There has been no change to this approach.