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Plans for rail capacity boost at Croydon remain on hold due to ‘limited funding’

Deniz Huseyin
02 April 2026
 

Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood has confirmed that there are no plans to re-start a much anticipated rail upgrade across Croydon, which was paused by the previous Government. During a House of Commons debate, Labour MP for Croydon  East Natasha Irons warned that the further delay of the £2.9bn Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS) would impact on Gatwick Airport’s planned runway expansion and the new Universal Studios UK theme park.

Irons said: “Gatwick’s...

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