Richard Holden says he is 'interested' in the plans but has not committed to funding its reopening.
A government minister failed to commit to the reopening of a mothballed rail line which campaigners argue could free up space on the network.
The North West Durham MP and minister for local transport said he was "really interested" in the plans to restore the line but there would need to be a form of "benefit to cost ratio".the Local Democracy Reporting Service . "What I am really interested in is having a look at it. We have a study going on at the moment and it is going to be reporting in the next few weeks on the benefit to cost ratio of that".The proposed line would connect Pelaw in Gateshead, via Washington, to South Hylton in Sunderland
"If I can get cash here and it works for taxpayers then I will get it here, but it has to be on that best benefit to cost ratio", he said.
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