The Department for Transport has not made an estimate of (a) the number of passengers on and (b) the income derived from rail journeys between Cheltenham and Swindon in each of the last five years.
The franchised train operator running services between Cheltenham and Swindon is First Great Western. Therefore, the hon. Member should contact First Great Western's Managing Director at the following address for a response to his question:
Mr. Mark Hopwood
Managing Director
First Great Western
Milford House
1 Milford Street
Swindon
SN11HL
The Department for Transport is in regular dialogue with First Great Western, Network Rail and local stakeholders, including the South West Regional Development Agency, on the funding and development of the Swindon to Kemble re-doubling project. The European Commission will consider the case for grant funding alongside other projects from across the Community.