Commission proposes new stations for South Wales network of alternatives

Six new railway stations on the South Wales Mainline headline a package of measures recommended in a report established to reduce M4 congestion without constructing a relief road. The existing

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Welsh Transport Minister promotes proposals for Restoring Your Railways fund

The Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales Ken Skates has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, setting out the argument to build four new railway stations across

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Funding to explore Abertillery link

Blaenau Gwent Council has been allocated £3m to explore proposals to deliver a link between Abertillery and the Ebbw Vale railway line at Aberbeeg. Options for consideration include light rail

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Abertillery Rail Reopening Update

Edwina Hart has advised that the restoration of the line to Abertillery is being reviewed by the Welsh Government. Click here for the story

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Abertillery Petition reaches 1,000 signatures

Over 1,000 people have signed the online petition to open the railway station in Abertillery, South Wales. The town would be served by a branch off the Ebbw Vale line.

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AM advises that Ebbw Vale line must come before Abertillery

BLAENAU Gwent AM Alun Davies has advised that the rail link to Abertillery cannot come before upgrades to the Ebbw Vale line. Click here for the petition for the Abertillery

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Abertillery Residents launch station petition

A resident in Abertillery has launched a petition to open a railway station in Abertillery after the town was not included in plans to upgrade the Ebbw Vale Line. Antony

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