Written question WQ96585
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
How many miles of railway tracks are maintained by Transport for Wales?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Rail infrastructure in Wales, other than the Core Valley Lines, is a reserved matter and is managed by Network Rail on behalf of the UK Government. Transport for Wales have maintained the Core Valley Lines since it was divested to the Welsh Government in March 2020. The Core Valley Lines has 88 route miles of track, as some of the route is single track and some double track, this equates to 135.2 track miles.
The table shows the operational and maintenance costs for the Core Valley Lines Infrastructure (Track, Signalling, Bridges, Earthworks etc) since 2020 as well as the Capital Renewal Costs.
Operational & Maintenance Costs £'000
Capital Renewal Costs £'000
2020-2021
18,402.00
9,578.00
2021-2022
19,232.00
6,635.00
2022-2023
20,744.00
13,743.00
2023-2024
23,329.00
11,893.00
2024-2025
24,753.00
10,302.00