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Written question asked by Bill Wiggin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 November 2014. It was answered by Claire O'Neill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Railways: Hereford

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what investment Network Rail made in the infrastructure on the Hereford to Paddington line in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 to date.

Answer

Under Control Period 4 (2009 - 2014) Network Rail has doubled the Cotswolds line at a cost of £70m. This involved around 20 miles of track re-doubling from east of Charlbury to Ascott-under-Wychwood, and from Moreton-in-Marsh to west of Evesham, as well as upgrading Worcester Foregate Street station with local growth funds. £895m is being invested in the Reading station area to deliver capacity, capability and performance improvements – and this work is now nearing completion.

Further investment is being delivered in Control Period 5 (2014 – 2019). This includes electrification of the Great Western Mainline from London Paddington to Oxford. Network Rail is delivering significant capacity and passenger improvements at Oxford Station and also delivering significant infrastructure works on sections of this line in preparation for the new Intercity Express, Crossrail, and EMU fleets all being introduced over the next 5 years.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
216152
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Infrastructure Hereford Railways
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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