{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/657666.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":657666,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Reconnect Louth to the National rail network!","background":"I am calling on the Government or Parliament to re-open the railway line to Louth, reconnecting the town to the national rail network via the Boston - Skegness (Poacher Line).","additional_details":"I want the Government or Parliament to re-open the railway line to Louth as Louth has been cut off from the national rail network for over 50 years. Times have changed since the closure of the line going northwards to Louth. \r\n\r\nOnly the Boston - Skegness line remains open to this day, and it continues to serve both Boston and Skegness via the Firsby Curve, also known as the Poacher Line.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2024-02-21T20:00:23.053Z","updated_at":"2024-02-29T11:52:23.641Z","rejected_at":"2024-02-29T11:52:23.012Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2024-02-22T09:39:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"local","details":"We can’t accept petitions that request action at a local level.\r\n \r\nYou could ask your MP to take action on your concerns about this issue, including by asking them to present a public (paper) petition about this.\r\n \r\nYou can find contact details for your local MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP\r\n \r\nAnd you can find out how to ask your MP to present a public (paper) petition here: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/sign-a-petition/paper-petitions/\r\n \r\nYou could also raise this issue with the Government department responsible for rail. You can find contact details for the Department for Transport here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}