AM Welcomes New Rail Link

CARL SARGEANT AM WELCOMES NEW NORTH/SOUTH RAIL LINK
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, is welcoming the news that a new fast train service between north and south Wales has been given the go-ahead.
The new return service between Holyhead and Cardiff is intended to be in operation from December 2008, and is expected to reduce existing train travel times between north and south Wales by at least 30 minutes.
Mr Sargeant said: “The Welsh Assembly Government is committed to helping people travel in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way. Improved train routes and services are two of the ways in which we are working to do this. “This new fast service will make travelling from north to south Wales by train a more practical and attractive option. It will improve the connection between the north and south of our nation, and will also benefit business Wales.”
Mr Sargeant confirms that the train will make a stop in Flint.
The new return service will also offer passengers a Premier Class option.
Initially, the new service will be routed via Crewe rather than Wrexham, as Network Rail is currently unable to offer a train path from Holyhead to Cardiff via Wrexham with an arrival before ten o’clock. The Assembly Government believes that the new link should serve the north’s largest town, Wrexham, and this will be the case as soon as the route becomes possible.