Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:21 am
By 2019
Refurbished trains bring extra capacity to the valley lines.
New services between Chester and Liverpool Lime Street.
Station deep clean and rebranding begins.
By 2020
Britain’s first hybrid-power trains radically improve passenger experience on North Wales and Borders lines.
Outdated Pacer trains are retired.
By 2021
Community Ambassadors are employed across the network to bring railway closer to communities.
By 2022
Pay-as-you-go ticketing is launched across Wales using barcodes and smartcards.
Free, seamless Wi-Fi is made available on stations and trains.
New trains introduced throughout the network, including Metro Vehicles on Aberdare and Merthyr lines.
By 2023
New trains improve standards on North Wales Coast, Cardiff to Manchester, Cambrian Line, Conwy Valley and Cheltenham services.
New Metro Vehicles on Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr lines providing 4 trains per hourand new station at Crwys Road opens.
New on-board Infotainment service launched
By 2024
The Cardiff Bay line is extended to the Flourish (Wales Millennium Centre) with a new station at Loudoun Square.
Sunday and evening services become more frequent across the network, with extra trains on Rhymney to Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan lines.
Extra services begin on summer Sundays on the north Cambrian Line
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