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Swansea Bay and West Metro consultation

Welsh Government and Transport for Wales are working in partnership with , , Metro aims and Councils to develop plans for the The aim of the Metro approach across Wales is to provide an integrated public transport network. This and Metro. Metro is about making it would be developed using a variety of modes such as heavy rail, tram-train, light rail and bus, all of easier to travel, whether you’re travelling by train, bus, bike or on which would be accessible by walking and cycling. The area the Swansea Bay and West Wales Metro foot, to get to work or school, hospital appointments or for leisure will cover can be seen in Figure 2 and includes the counties of Carmarthenshire, , purposes, all through using public transport. Pembrokeshire and Swansea.

PEMBROKESHIRE KEY We’d like to invite you to have RAILWAY LINE your say on plans STATIONS Through this consultation we’d like to let you know about the plans for improving rail services within the Swansea Bay and West Wales area. These include increased frequency of long- distance services, more local services from West Wales to Carmarthen and Swansea, development of Swansea Bay services and new stations and improvements to existing stations. We are now at Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance (WelTAG) stage 1 and we’re asking for your views on the options we have Neath put forward, with a focus on those which have been short-listed to NEATH PORT TALBOT be looked at in more detail at the next stage. Swansea Port Talbot Parkway

CARMARTHENSHIRE Figure 2: Study Area WelTAG WelTAG WelTAG WelTAG WelTAG SWANSEA STAGE 1: STAGE 2: STAGE 3: STAGE 4: STAGE 5: Outline Case Outline Full Implementation Post Business Case Business Case Implementation

Figure 1: WelTAG stages - Swansea/Carmarthen - Swansea - Carmarthen/Milford Haven Swansea - Swansea - Pembroke Dock Swansea - Fishguard 1 tph 0.5 tph < 0.5 tph Existing Rail services: 1 Option number Llandovery

Figure 3: Summary of existing services

Fishguard Harbour

Clarbeston Road Milford Haven Haverfordwest Whitland Carmarthen Llanelli Swansea Neath Cardiff Newport Pembroke Dock Parkway Port Talbot Parkway or Temple Meads

The area is currently served by the following rail routes:

ROUTE SERVICE FREQUENCY Issues with existing public transport Manchester - Milford Haven Hourly to Swansea/Carmarthen, Two-hourly to Milford Haven Previous work has identified the need for service improvements to address Swansea - Pembroke Dock Two-hourly service the following key issues:

Cardiff/Swansea - Fishguard Seven trains/ day (every two -three hours) • Lack of competitive/long journey times to compared to using a car Swansea - Shrewsbury Four trains/day (+1 to/from Llandovery) (every four hours) () • Lack of through services to South West Wales • Low frequency of direct trains to Swansea London Paddington - Swansea Hourly (off-peak), 30 minute (peak hours), • Low service frequency on West Wales branches (two-hourly) London Paddington - Carmarthen One return train per day (via Swansea) • Lack of local commuter services to serve the Swansea Bay area, in Cardiff - Swansea (Swanline local service) Two-hourly service particular an opportunity to use the What are we looking to achieve through Metro?

Listed below are areas and improvements the Swansea Bay and West Wales Metro network programme will be working towards in the future. Main Line (SWML): Swansea Bay and West Wales Metro network: 1. Reduce rail journey times between West Wales and 1. Reduce journey times between key population centres London towards targets of: including Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Llanelli, Information to think a. 90 minutes between Cardiff and London Paddington Carmarthen, Haverfordwest and Milford Haven. about... b. 30 minutes between Cardiff and Bristol Temple Meads 2. Increase service frequencies: Previous work and input from c. 30 minutes between Swansea and Cardiff a. For local stations on the main line between stakeholders including Transport for 2. Increase service frequencies between South West Wales Carmarthen and Port Talbot, especially during peak Wales, Carmarthenshire County Council, and London, Cardiff and Bristol Temple Meads and periods Neath Port Talbot County Borough Swansea and Cardiff. b. On the Heart of Wales Line to serve commuters into Council, Pembrokeshire County Council, Swansea and beyond 3. Provide sufficient capacity and improve rail network Swansea Council, , and resilience between Cardiff and Bristol to accommodate c. Across South West Wales to improve suitably for daily Passenger Focus, has identified areas future passenger and freight demand. commuting and improvement to think about moving forward. 4. Enhance rail connectivity to international gateways/ 3. Improve regional transport accessibility through widening airports and enterprise zones. the spatial reach of the rail network and services These areas are in addition to existing 5. Improve Park and Ride provision for accessing the South 4. Improve Park and Ride provision for access to the commitments by Transport for Wales Wales Main Line and reduce reliance on the . Swansea Bay region. in South West Wales which include the 6. Improve integration between main line rail and the wider 5. Provide a viable public transport alternative to the introduction of new and refurbished trains transport network, especially the developing South Wales congested M4/A48 corridor. and an additional daily service on the Heart of Wales Line. and Bristol Metro systems 6. Contribute to developing a Swansea Bay Urban Area 7. Maximise the potential for stations to accelerate urban Metro including improvements to multi-modal Over the next few pages, you’ see the regeneration and major development site delivery. interchanges. areas and improvements that have been 8. Increase the number of trips made by public transport, 7. Maximise the potential for stations to accelerate urban identified, which we would like your focusing on commuter trips. regeneration and major development site delivery. thoughts on. 9. Reduce the environmental impact of transport, especially 8. Increase the number of trips made by public transport, carbon emissions and air quality. focusing particularly on commuter trips. 10. Improve rail network efficiency to allow a lower future 9. Reduce the environmental impact of transport, especially subsidy requirement per passenger. carbon emission and air quality. 10. Improve rail network efficiency to allow a lower future subsidy requirement per passenger. 1. London - Swansea/Carmarthen 2. Taunton/Bristol - Carmarthen/Milford Haven via Swansea or SDL 3. 1tpd extended from London - Carmarthen to Milford Haven 4. Milford Haven to Bristol (via Swansea or SDL) 5. Grand Union Trains London - Swansea/Llanelli 6 6. Cardiff to SWW Line speed improvements Other routes Long distance services and main 1 tph < 0.5 tph 0.5 tph 1 Option number line infrastructure improvements: Llandovery

Proposed West Wales Parkway Clarbeston Fishguard Harbour Road Bridgend Newport

2 4 6 6 3 1 5

Milford Haven Haverfordwest

Whitland Carmarthen Llanelli Swansea Neath Port Talbot Cardiff Bristol Parkway Parkway or Temple Meads Pembroke Dock Figure 4: SWML long distance services Services Infrastructure

OPTION SERVICE PROPOSAL ADDITIONAL FREQUENCY TOTAL FREQUENCY SERVICE OPTION OUTPUT PROPOSAL One train per hour off-peak Option 1 London Paddington to Swansea every 30 min all day Half Hourly service (Cardiff to Swansea) Review of line speeds between Reduction in West Wales Express: Taunton/Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Option 6 services extended to Carmarthen or Milford Haven (hourly) One train per hour (Cardiff to Hourly service (1.5 trains per hour Cardiff and West journey times Option 2 either via Swansea or via Swansea District Line (SDL) or with/ Carmarthen or Milford Haven) on Milford Haven branch) Wales without West Wales Parkway Station (Felindre) Decarbonisation One return train per day Extend the current fast service from Carmarthen to London, to Option 26 Electrification and journey time Option 3 (Carmarthen to Haverfordwest Daily service (One train each way) begin and end its day at Milford Haven or Haverfordwest reduction or Milford Haven) Milford Haven to Bristol Parkway or Bristol Temple Meads One train every two hours Option 4 One train every two hours every two hours (hourly on Milford Haven branch)

Potential for Grand Union Trains to provide additional services Up to six trains per day Up to one train every two-three Option 5 on (two initially to Cardiff) hours (up to six trains per day) 7. Swansea/Carmarthen - Milford Haven every 2 hours 8. Manchester - Carmarthen - Milford Haven every 2 hours (total hourly) 9. Swansea - Pembroke Dock every 2 hours, total hourly 10. Manchester - Carmarthen - Pembroke Dock every 2 hours 11. Swansea - Fishguard 2 hourly service 27. Cardiff - Swansea every 2 hours (total hourly stopping service) 28. Swansea - Shrewsbury additional services Other routes Llandovery Frequency and connectivity: West Wales 1 tph < 0.5 tph 0.5 tph 1 Option number

28

Fishguard Harbour 11 8 10

7 27

Milford Haven 9 Haverfordwest Clarbeston Road Whitland Carmarthen Llanelli Swansea Neath Port Talbot Bridgend Cardiff Parkway Newport

Pembroke Dock Figure 5: West Wales Frequency/Connectivity

Services

ADDITIONAL TOTAL ADDITIONAL TOTAL OPTION SERVICE PROPOSAL OPTION SERVICE PROPOSAL FREQUENCY FREQUENCY FREQUENCY FREQUENCY

New service Swansea/Carmarthen Reconfigure Swansea to One train every Option 7 One train every two hours Hourly service Option 11 Two trains per day to Milford Haven Fishguard Harbour services two hours

Extend Manchester Carmarthen One train every two hours Additional Cardiff to Bridgend Option 8 service to Milford Haven (Carmarthen to Hourly service Option 27 One train every two hours Hourly (Alternative to Option 7) Milford Haven) Services

New service Swansea/Carmarthen Additional Heart of Wales Line Seven trains Option 9 One train every two hours Hourly service Option 28 One train per day to Pembroke Dock service per day 12. Swansea - Neath - 22 Station 13. Swansea - Llanelli - & Bury Port 23 Landore Station 14 14. Junction Chord 24A Winch Wen Station

15. Swansea/ - Gwaen Cae Gurwen 24B Station 16. Neath - Onllwyn 24C Felindre Station 17. Neath - Cwmgwrach 18. Neath - Swansea City Centre via 24D1 Penllergaer Station 24D2 Pontillw Station 19. Neath - 24E Station 20. Hirwaun link Frequency and connectivity: Swansea Bay Other routes 1 Option number

Figure 6: Frequency and connectivity: Swansea Bay Llandovery Hirwaun Gwaun Cae Gurwen Onllwyn

Ammanford 15 Clydach 16 20

19 Cwmgwrach

17 Pontarddulais 24D2 24D1 24C 24B

Pembrey & 12 Fishguard Harbour 14 Neath Riverside 13 24E 23 24A

Milford Haven 22 Clarbeston Whitland Carmarthen Llanelli Road Haverfordwest Bridgend Cardiff 18

Pembroke Dock Swansea Neath Port Talbot Parkway Services and new stations

OPTION SERVICE PROPOSAL FREQUENCY OPTION SERVICE PROPOSAL FREQUENCY

Option 12 Every 30 mins, Swansea to Pontarddulais via Neath and Swansea District Line Option 16 Neath to Onllwyn Options Every 30 mins, all stations New stations at: Llandarcy, Landore, Winch Wen, Morriston, Felindre 22, 23 and all stations Every 30 mins, and Penllergaer/ (Also calling at Skewen and Llansamlet) Option 17 Neath to Cwmgwrach 24A-D all stations Option 13 Swansea to Pembrey and Burry Port Every 30 mins, Neath/Llandarcy to Swansea City Centre via Swansea Docks Every 30 mins, Option 18 Option 24E New Station: Cockett (also calling at and Llanelli) all stations (as Tram-Train Operation as a section off current rail alignment) all stations Additional Chord at Llandeilo Junction Every 30 mins, Option 14 N/A Option 19 Swansea District Line to Clydach (Avoiding reversal at Llanelli for Heart of Wales line services) all stations Every 30 mins, Every 30 mins, Option 15 Ammanford to Gwaun Cae Gurwen Option 19 Hirwaun Link (Cwmgwrach to Hirwaun) all stations all stations 21 New Station 25A Carmarthen Station improvements 25B Pembrey & Burry Port Station improvements 25C Whitland Station improvements 25D Llanelli Station improvements 25E Neath Station improvements 25F Milford Haven Station improvements New main line stations and station improvements: 26. Initial/later electrification 1 Option number

Llandovery

Fishguard Harbour Pontarddulais Clarbeston Road

25C 21 25A 25B 25D 25E 25F

Milford Haven Haverfordwest Port Talbot Cardiff Parkway

Pembroke Dock Whitland Carmarthen Llanelli Swansea Neath Bridgend

Figure 7: New main line stations and station improvements

Station improvements New stations

OPTION STATION LOCATION PROPOSALS OPTION NEW STATION

Option 25A Carmarthen Parking improvements Option 21 St Clears

Option 25B Pembrey & Burry Port Improved access between platforms

Option 25C Whitland Improved access between platforms, car parking and interchange St Clears Station has secured funding from the Department for Transport New Stations Fund. Option 25D Llanelli Improved access between platforms, car parking and interchange

Option 25E Neath Improved access between platforms and interchange

Option 25F Milford Haven Improved access to town and interchange We’d love to know what you think...

Now’s your chance to have your PEMBROKESHIRE KEY say in the future of the Swansea CEREDIGION Bay and West Wales Metro. RAILWAY LINE STATIONS Please click back to find the link Fishguard Llandovery to our online questionnaire for you to complete as openly and honestly as you can. POWYS Carmarthen The information you give to us Whitland will help shape the way your transport network is built and Haverfordwest delivered, and your feedback is important to us. Milford Haven Neath NEATH PORT TALBOT We appreciate your time in Pembroke Dock Llanelli helping us develop an improved Swansea Port Talbot Parkway transport network that will benefit us all in the future. CARMARTHENSHIRE Thank you. SWANSEA