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Rolling out our Metro gov./metro We’ve produced this leaflet to share our Welcome to Metro emerging Metro plans with everyone who has an interest in Metro, from passengers to transport professionals.

Metro is a new transport system that Metro branding and transport livery will transform the way we travel around the Capital Region. It will provide faster, more frequent and joined-up services using trains, and light rail. Metro will bring benefits to passengers, link communities together and help transform the economy. It will have a positive social, economic and environmental effect. It will also shape our region’s identity.

High frequency Integration Metro will run at least four services an Metro combines heavy rail, light rail and hour across the whole network when buses to deliver a seamless network. With needed and even more on busy sections. just one ticket, people will be able to This gives a ‘turn up and go’ experience move quickly and easily across the region. for passengers using vehicles designed It also links with active travel – cycling for speed and capacity. and walking – to create a completely integrated network.

Extendable Regeneration Metro is designed so it can grow to make Metro will deliver better passenger it even more accessible. New stations, facilities and focal points new routes, increased frequencies – in around key stations, and stimulate future, the network can bring better opportunities for more strategic to more communities and development and regeneration across economic centres. the region. Merthyr Tydl Town Abergavenny

Blaenavon Pontlottyn Pentrebach Ebbw Vale Tir–Phil Parkway Troed y Rhiw Brithdir

Ton Fernhill Merthyr Vale Bargoed Blackwood Abertillery & New Inn Gilfach Fargoed Mountain Ash Quakers Yard Pengam Llwynpia Ystrad Crumlin Tredomen Mynach Hengoed Newbridge

Dinas Rhondda Nelson Cross Keys Cwmbran Energlyn Treforest Estate Aber Risca Ta s Well Coryton Whitchurch Rogerstone Bedwas Ewenny Rd Birchgrove Llanda & Thornhill Monmouth Ty Glas Garth Fairwater Celtic Pye Corner Tondu Heath HL/LL Springs Waungron Park Cardi Chepstow Sarn Park Malpas Crwys Rd Gate CARDIFF Wildmill Newport Celtic CENTRAL QUEEN ST Manor West NEWPORT Magor

Brackla Pencoed Newport Rd Llanwern Junction Ely Ninian Herbert St Mill Park

Cardi Bay Royal Culverhouse Grangetown Cross Porth Teigr Cogan Rhoose Barry Cadoxton Eastbrook Dingle Rd

Penarth Llantwit Cardi Barry Dinas Porthcawl Major Airport Docks Powys Barry Island

The potential Metro network Why we need Metro As our population grows, we need a first-class public transport system that will keep us moving forward for generations to come.

Cardiff Capital Region The population of the wider Cardiff Capital Region is expected to grow from 1.5m to 1.6m The Cardiff Capital Region already has a vibrant over the next 20 years1 economy with a great quality of life. We have the largest TV production centre outside . Our financial services sector is growing rapidly. We have some of the best sports stadia and cultural institutions in the world. A major international convention centre is being developed in Newport. We have hosted global events such as the Ryder Cup and NATO conference. now ranks in the top five UK Higher Education institutions for research. For our economy to grow and flourish, there’s a widespread recognition that the Cardiff Capital Region needs major investment in its transport infrastructure. 1.5m

Cardiff’s population is expected to grow to over 430,000 by 2030

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Cardiff’s population 2015 — We need more and higher value employment across the whole region — Metro could support the creation 350,000 of 7,000 jobs — Over 30 years, Metro could contribute an additional £4bn to the regional economy

Source: 2013 Metro Impact Study 1 Stats Wales Population Projections: http://bit.ly/1KTC9Wj Transport for the future: the three main options Public transport comes in many forms, but these are the three main options that are likely to form the backbone of Metro. We think that light rail, especially, could play an important part – but it’s up to the transport industry to suggest the best possible solutions based on the objectives we have.

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Heavy Rail Light Rail We will upgrade our rail Light rail vehicles (or This bus-based system network using modern ) are ideal for urban is popular around the diesel and electric rolling and suburban transport, world, and feels more like stock. The newest train allowing more frequent a train than a traditional designs offer an improved and faster services. They bus. Passengers buy passenger experience, can carry large numbers tickets at special stations, faster boarding and more of people and move so boarding is quick and efficient operations. easily, either on traditional easy, and buses usually railway track or on rails run in exclusive lanes to placed in streets. avoid traffic. Services are frequent, fast and efficient. Where are we now?

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Metro Phase 3 and beyond — New stations at St Mellons, Newport We’re asking the transport industry to Road, Llanwern, Newport West, come up with bright new ideas that will Magor, Caerleon, Ely Mill and Crumlin transform the way we travel around our — Extending the core network to places region. These ideas will help us to award like Nelson and Blackwood the new Metro contract, along with the — A direct link between Caerphilly Wales and Borders contract, in 2017. and Newport —  for cross-valley The actual shape of Metro in the future connectivity will depend on how much money is — New routes from available, and where best to spend that to the northwest of the city and into money. But here are some projects we’re considering: — A direct link from Cardiff Central to — Extending the Bay branch further into Cardiff Bay

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The details presented in this booklet are illustrative and for public information only. They do not provide confirmation of any specific schemes, nor do they restrict or constrain our procurement strategy or what bidders may propose in any procurement process.