Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has welcomed the news that funding has been released for disabled access improvements at Ystrad Mynach train station.
Overall, £1.2 million will be provided by the Welsh Government and the Department for Transport’s ‘Mid-Tier Access for All’ scheme for the long-awaited works, which will ensure a new footbridge, ramp and lift are able to be built at the station to improve disabled access.
Jeff Cuthbert AM said: “I’m glad that many years of campaigning by local residents and station users has paid off, and that the disabled access improvements that the station so badly needs will now finally come to fruition.
“This shows that the Labour Welsh Government, working in conjunction with the Department for Transport and Arriva Trains Wales, is listening to local people and rail users who have been calling for such work to be done. I’m delighted that we’ve been able to deliver on this for the people of Ystrad Mynach.”
