Glyn Davies, Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire, is hopeful an hourly rail service will be implemented on the Cambrian line by 2015, following a meeting this week with Arriva Trains Wales in Westminster.
Glyn met with Arriva Trains Wales in Westminster on 26th February, in order to discuss the need for a more frequent rail service between Aberystwyth and Birmingham.
Glyn has been campaigning for a more frequent service on the Cambrian line for 20 years; particularly for the investment needed to upgrade the line in order to accommodate an hourly service, which has now been completed.
Commenting after his meeting with Arriva Trains Wales, Glyn Davies MP said:
“I have been discussing the need for an hourly service on the Cambrian line for decades with various bodies and organisations. Over recent years, greater customer demand on the line has made the need for a more frequent service a more pressing priority.
“Investment in infrastructure works needed to accommodate an hourly service has been completed, and the Welsh Government are now contemplating changes to Arriva Trains Wales’ franchise which would allow the service to be implemented.
“I am very hopeful that the go ahead for an hourly service will be given in the near future, which would then allow for a period of training for new drivers and staff to begin.
“An hourly service between Aberystwyth and Birmingham would be a major boost to the people of mid Wales, and I am optimistic that it will be a reality by 2015.”
