Written question WQ99774
- Asked by
- Cai Parry-JonesReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
What plans does the Welsh Government have to increase the number of trains on the Coryton Line to four an hour?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Transport (Mark Hooper)
Transport for Wales (TfW) have recently completed a strategic outline case for further enhancements to the sections of the Core Valley Lines (CVL) within Cardiff. This has demonstrated that there is a positive case for enhancing the frequency of the services on the Coryton Line to four trains per hour alongside delivering a new station at Roath Park on the Rhymney Line. These enhancements will now be considered as part of a package of potential further improvements to the whole CVL network.
Welsh Government received £48m from the UK Government for CVL enhancements in the four year 2025 UK Government spending review. However, this funding is not sufficient to deliver enhancements such as increasing the frequency of services on the Coryton Line. We will be making a case to the UK Government for increased CVL enhancement funding as part of our case for fair funding for rail in Wales.