Four new railway stations for Wales proposed to be built by 2024 [BBC News]





Date: 04/06/2020

Four new railway stations could open in Wales by 2024 if the UK government agrees to a request by Welsh ministers.
Stations are proposed at Carno in Powys and St Clears in Carmarthenshire, as well as at Deeside Parkway, and a station at Ely Mill in Cardiff.
Transport Minister Ken Skates said they would improve rail connectivity and ^supercharge^ post Covid-19 recovery.


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