As part of our commitment to the Borders, we will:
Introduce new two and three-car new diesel multiple units (DMUs) for the Milford Haven to Manchester service by 2023.
Create a true intercity experience on the North-South long-distance services, bringing 12 newly refurbished Mark IV carriages into use on Cardiff to Holyhead services via Shrewsbury and Chester.
Invest in Chester Station in 2028.
Introduce a new Community Rail Partnership on the Crewe to Hereford line. Three Community Rail Partnerships will be supported by the recruitment of a new Community and Stakeholder Manager and eight Community and Customer Ambassadors.
Introduce new and reduced fares between Shotton and Chester (reducing seven-day Season tickets in January 2020) and Leominster-Shrewsbury.
Provide ticket machines at more stations.
Introduce a pay-as-you-go facility for users of our app from April 2021, finding the lowest available fares.
Train service improvements include:
Delivering the North East Wales Metro by increasing frequency on the Wrexham-Bidston line to 2 trains per hour (tph) from December 2021, with fully refurbished metro trains. UPDATE: Because of the enormous impact of COVID-19, some original dates, set in 2018, have had to be revised. You can find more details here.
Introducing a 1tph service between Chester and Liverpool Lime Street in May 2019.
Revising timetables in December 2022 to introduce a new Liverpool to Llandudno and Shrewsbury service (1tph) and Liverpool to Cardiff (1 train every 2 hours), plus direct services between Manchester Airport and Bangor. UPDATE: Because of the enormous impact of COVID-19, some original dates, set in 2018, have had to be revised. You can find more details here.
