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Wales s rail services have now been nationalised by Welsh Government
The move came after the pandemic saw passenger numbers plummet and put services at risk
A Transport for Wales Rail services train (Trafnidiaeth Cymru), which operates on the Wales and Borders franchise, along the train track on the North Wales coast. (Image: Julian Hamilton/Daily Mirror)
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TRANSPORT for Wales has thanked passengers as the South Wales Metro moves closer to completion. TfW has reopened the railway lines north of Radyr after a three-week blockade to push forward with building the Metro, a network of trains, trams and buses to run throughout the region. With low passenger numbers due to coronavirus restrictions in place across Wales, TfW took the opportunity to close the Aberdare, Treherbert and Merthyr lines, so that their teams could work around the clock and progress with the South Wales Metro and essential track renewals. Some of the key engineering achievements include re-railing more than two miles of track, excavating more than 700 hundred trial holes, replacing 46 sleepers, installing 42 metres of track drainage and more than 2,600 meters of cable containment system.
Full plans submitted for new railway station between Cardiff and Newport
The plans include a new £120m train station with its own business district for 5,000 staff as part of the Hendre Lakes development
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Artist impression showing the £120m Cardiff Parkway train station planned for eastern Cardiff
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