The Welsh Government New Railway Station Prioritisation is a methodology to progress the pre-construction development work for proposed Welsh railway stations to a position where they can bid for future funding opportunities such as the New Stations Fund. It is not a funding scheme in the traditional sense where successful projects will receive funding that will support construction of the railway station or line.
Stage 1 – April 2017
The Welsh Government has completed stage 1 of this project. Forty six railway stations were proposed according to correspondence sent to Welsh Assembly Members. The initial list provided by the Welsh Government in response to a freedom of information request contains 48 proposals. The stations highlighted in bold were taken forward into stage 2.
Proposals have come from a number of sources including National Transport Finance Plan and work on the South East Wales Metro.
- Abertillery
- Brackla
- Bridgend College
- Cardiff Airport
- Carleon
- Coedkernew
- Crumlin
- Crwys Road
- Cwmbach North
- Ely Mill/Victoria Park
- Gabalfa
- Glyncoch
- Herbert Street Bridge
- Hirwaun
- Llanwern
- Loudon Square
- Magor
- Maindy
- Mamhilad
- Miskin
- M4 J34
- Nantgarw
- Newport Road/Rover Way
- Newport West
- Roath Park/Wedal Road
- Sarn Park
- Sebastapol
- Splott
- St Athan
- St Fagans
- St Mellons
- Upper Boat
- Llantrisant
- Talbot Green
- Beddau
- Cockett
- Landore
- St Clears
- Templeton
- Bow Street
- Carno
- Howey
- Abermule
- Broughton
- Deeside Industrial Park/Northern Gateway
- North Wrexham
- South Wrexham
- Llangefni
Stage 2 – August 2019
In late August 2019, the results of stage 2 of the work were released into the public domain. Four stations (highlighted in bold) were identified for further work as part of stage 3.
- Ely Mill/Victoria Park
- St Clears
- Deeside Industrial Park/Northern Gateway
- Carno
The stations that were not successful are listed below:
- Llanwern
- Newport Road/Rover Way
- St Mellons
- Cockett
- Landore
- North Wrexham
- South Wrexham
- Llangefni