Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced that train services will be reorganised and in some cases removed as part of a timetable overhaul.
Some of the key changes include running 87 more services on mainline routes – more than there were when TfW took over in 2018.
Other changes include removing a small number of services that have very low passenger demand; providing extra capacity on popular summer routes; and deferring some earlier-made commitments for more services on certain routes.
The new timetable will see additional calls to and from Milford Haven and Haverfordwest, giving the Pembrokeshire towns 13 services per day in each direction.
Meanwhile, there will be an hourly service between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury to run from May to September, which will begin in May 2026.
TfW planning and performance director, Colin Lea, said: “We’ve completed our future timetable review.
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“The proposed new timetables will provide us with more resilience in the winter period and meet changed travel demands post Covid.
“Nearly every service that TfW operates requires public subsidy, and as a responsible operator it’s imperative for TfW to balance the needs for a regular, robust and reliable service with available budgets to deliver value for taxpayers and more sustainable transport.”
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