Description
Responsibility for the franchise was later devolved to the Welsh Government as a result of the Railways Act 2005 and the Transport (Wales) Act 2006, and it works closely with Arriva Trains Wales to develop the railway network within Wales. This has included the introduction of direct services between North and South Wales, and the reintroduction of passenger services on previously freight-only portions of the Vale of Glamorgan Line and Ebbw Vale Line.
ATW operates on a gauge of 1435 mm, over a route length of 1691 km, with 253 DMU cars and 22 locomotive-hauled passenger carriages.
Its busiest stations are Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street and Newport in South Wales, and Wrexham General in North Wales.
ATW operates almost all services in Wales, with the exception of:
- Carmarthen/Swansea/Cardiff Central to London Paddington (First Great Western)
- Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour or Taunton (First Great Western)
- Cardiff Central to Nottingham or Manchester Piccadilly (CrossCountry)
- Holyhead/Bangor/Wrexham General to London Euston (Virgin Trains)
Read more about this topic: Arriva Trains Wales
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