Final stage of railway consultation

A consultation on plans for five new railway stations and more rail services in South East Wales has reached its final stage.Transport for Wales is looking for feedback on the designs of potential stations at Cardiff East, Newport West, Somerton, Llanwern and Magor and Undy. This includes the types of facilities that people would like to see at each station.Residents have been invited to share their views as part of a 13-week consultation which will close on 14 January.Vies are also being sought on new train services between Cardiff, Bristol and Cheltenham Spa that could provide the stations with up to four trains per hour and increase frequencies at existing local stations on the route.The proposals, if funded, will create new opportunities for direct local and cross-border travel on both sides of the Severn by public transport.Geoff Ogden, chief transport planning and development officer at Transport for Wales, said: “For us, unlocking the capability of the South Wales mainline is key to changing how people travel in the region.”We’re proud to share our proposals for five new stations between Cardiff Central and Severn Tunnel Junction that together with the new services will offer more people the opportunity to travel on the railway.”We know that these designs will improve with public feedback and that’s why we’re asking people who haven’t to date to share their thoughts and complete the survey.”