Written question WQ85443
- Asked by
- Janet Finch-SaundersConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
Will the Minister clarify what methods of transport will immediately replace the Anglesey to Cardiff Air link?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Work on north-south connectivity within the North Wales Metro programme is well underway. This will include accelerated progress on the Holyhead Masterplan, Bangor Gateway and Wrexham Gateway, alongside work towards new station development at Broughton and Greenfield.
The plans bring forward work to improve rail journey times and service between Holyhead and Cardiff.
We will improve integration with other sustainable modes of travel along the route, to meet the Welsh Government’s ambitions for four trains per hour on the North Wales Main Line and easier, faster rail access to South Wales.
The work will also look at options for doubling the bus service frequency between Caernarfon and Porthmadog, to improve connectivity to rail links to South and Mid-Wales.
These projects are essential steps on the path to ensuring that people can travel more easily and quickly between north and south Wales, whilst helping to address the climate emergency.