A question on #Railways #GreaterManchester tabled by Phil Brickell on 07-04-2025 has been answered by Simon Lightwood.

Heading: Railways: Greater Manchester
Question ID: 1792935
UIN: 44731
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-07
Asking Member ID: 5128
Asking Member display name: Phil Brickell
Asking Member handle: Phil_Brickell
Asking Member Twitter reference: @Phil_Brickell
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Northern Rail on the potential impact of the proposed reduction in (a) Sunday and (b) late evening services between Westhoughton Station and Manchester central stations on l
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Date answered: 2025-04-28
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Answering Member ID: 4943
Answering Member display name: Simon Lightwood
Answering Member handle: simonlightwood
Answering Member Twitter reference: @simonlightwood
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Answer text: Northern trains have no plans to reduce services on the Manchester-Southport line that serves Westhoughton. Some Sunday services have been temporarily removed from the timetable. This was agreed by Northern leaders as part of Northern’s work to stabilise ...
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
Tweeted: true