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TfW Rail sees 19pc rise in passengers but its subsidy increases again

Rhodri Clark
15 May 2025
New Core Valley Lines assets which need maintenance include the electrification equipment seen here at Treherbert, along with the new platform, track and buffer stop in the foreground
New Core Valley Lines assets which need maintenance include the electrification equipment seen here at Treherbert, along with the new platform, track and buffer stop in the foreground
 

Passenger numbers on Transport for Wales Rail services have increased by 19% in a year, but the operator has once again been awarded an increase in subsidy.

Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, told the Senedd: “We’ve seen a 19% increase – a 19% increase – in the past year alone in the number of people who are using Transport for Wales Rail services. It’s one of the largest increases in passenger numbers of any train operator in the...

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