Written question WQ93738
- Asked by
- Siân GwenllianPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Transport and North Wales
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary give an update on plans to reopen the railway between Bangor and Afon Wen?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Transport and North Wales
Rail infrastructure outside of the Core Valley Lines in Wales is not devolved, and remains the responsibility of the UK Government to fund and deliver. Transport for Wales have carried out a WelTAG stage 1 study into options to improve transport links between north and south Wales, including how to protect potential travel corridors along the western coast of Wales from Swansea to Bangor. As part of this work they are undertaking an initial feasibility study on the route between Bangor and Afon Wen, which will identify the best alignment for a connection and current constraints.