Written question asked by Stephen Hammond (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 September 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 September 2008. It was answered by Tom Harris (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 September 2008 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Birmingham New Street Station
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what her most recent estimate is of growth per annum in footfall at Birmingham New Street Station.
- Answer
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Birmingham New Street handles 1,350 trains and over 120,000 passengers daily; twice what it was originally designed for. Passenger growth of 30 per cent. has been experienced over the past 10 years, with similar levels forecast over the same period in future.Longer trains and important improvements to the station's passenger handling capacity are set to deal with this growth.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 224006; 479 c2243W
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Birmingham New Street Station
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