List of proposed railway stations in Wales
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Below is a contemporary list of all major proposed railway stations in Wales.
Only stations which have been proposed by Transport for Wales and/or Network Rail, or which are state approved but private funded proposals (such as Cardiff Parkway) are shown.
List of proposed railway stations edit
South East Wales edit
Cardiff area edit
- Butetown railway station - Spring 2024[1]
- Cardiff Parkway railway station - by 2024 [2]
- Crwys Road railway station - 2024[3]
- Cardiff East railway station - 2025
- Ely Mill railway station - on the Welsh Government New Railway Station Prioritisation (a five station shortlist)[4]
- Gabalfa railway station - by 2028[5]
- Treforest Estate railway station relocation - by December 2025[5]
Newport area edit
- Llanwern railway station - date to be confirmed[6]
- Magor & Undy railway station - proposed reopening of the station that closed in 1964, date to be confirmed[7]
- Somerton - date to be confirmed[7]
- Newport West railway station - date to be confirmed[7]
South West Wales edit
Carmarthenshire area edit
- St Clears railway station (Carmarthenshire) – proposed reopening of the station that closed in 1964. On the Welsh Government New Railway Station Prioritisation (a five station shortlist)[4]
Swansea area edit
- West Wales Parkway railway station (Swansea) - proposed, date to be confirmed[8]
Mid Wales edit
Powys area edit
- Carno railway station (Powys) - on the Welsh Government New Railway Station Prioritisation (a five station shortlist)[4]
North Wales edit
Flintshire area edit
- Broughton railway station, Flintshire - on the 2021 Metro Development Plan by Transport for Wales[9] and Future developments plan[10] for the North Wales Metro
- Greenfield railway station, Flintshire (on site of former Holywell Junction railway station) - on the 2021 Metro Development Plan[9] and Future developments plan[10] for the North Wales Metro by Transport for Wales
- Northern Gateway railway station or Deeside Parkway railway station (Deeside) - on the Welsh Government New Railway Station Prioritisation (a five station shortlist)[4]
Wrexham area edit
- Wrexham North railway station - on 2021 Metro Development Plan[9] and Future developments plan[10] for the North Wales Metro by Transport for Wales
- Wrexham South railway station - on 2021 Metro Development Plan[9] and Future developments plan[10] for the North Wales Metro by Transport for Wales
Proposed reopening of Anglesey Central Railway line edit
Central Anglesey area edit
- Amlwch railway station - part of the Future developments plan[10] for the North Wales Metro by Transport for Wales
- Gaerwen railway station - part of the Future developments plan[10] for the North Wales Metro by Transport for Wales
- Llangefni railway station - part of a April 2019 New Rail Stations Prioritisation – Stage 2 Assessment Report, by the Welsh Government, likely part of any reopening of ACR.[11]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Cardiff Bay: Work to start on Butetown railway station". BBC News. 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Cardiff Parkway: New railway station plans approved". BBC News. 6 April 2022.
- ^ John Jones (20 April 2023). "The new train station being built in the middle of one of Cardiff's busiest neighbourhoods". Wales Online. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "New railway station plans on track". 27 April 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b "What's Happening in South East Wales". Transport for Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Griffiths, Niall (10 January 2019). "First steps taken in plans for new railway station near Llanwern steelworks". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "South Wales Metro: Future developments | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Youle, Richard (21 July 2019). "Plans for new railway station and £58m upgrade to Cardiff Central". walesonline. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d TfW Metro Development 2021 - How we're developing Metro (March 2021) (PDF). tfw.wales: Transport for Wales. March 2021. pp. 4, 7–8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b c d e f "North Wales Metro: Future developments | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ New Rail Stations Prioritisation – Stage 2 Assessment Report, April 2019 (PDF). gov.wales: Welsh Government. 2019.