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Calder Valley Railway Line

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans there are to introduce additional rolling stock on the Calder Valley line; and how many units are to be introduced. (220043)

We have specified that capacity for an extra 5,100 peak passengers should be provided into Leeds by 2014. Given forecast demand, it is likely the Calder Valley line will be one of the routes benefiting from this extra capacity. We are in discussion with the train operating companies on the best way to add peak capacity but it is not possible at this stage to say how it will be allocated between routes and how many additional carriages will operate on individual routes.