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The Conwy Valley line reopens to passengers today after Network Rail engineers carried out extensive repairs following Storm Doris damage.

• Network Rail supports around 2,108 local jobs in Wales and the Welsh borders and last year £33.3 million was spent with 87 local businesses
• Arriva Trains Wales has committed more than £31 million to date to help enhance the passenger experience on the railway in Wales and the Welsh borders.
• £100 million spent every single week by Network Rail on improving the railway in Britain

Welsh Government Economy and Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates AM joined Andy Thomas, route managing director for Network Rail Wales, to see how railway improvements are benefiting North Wales.

Network Rail is inviting North Wales residents to a drop-in event to learn more about how Tyn Y Morfa level crossing, near Prestatyn, will be modernised as part of Network Rail's Railway Upgrade Plan. 

South Wales passengers planning to travel over the weekend of Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 April 2017 are advised that no trains will be operating between Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street stations.

The Conwy Valley line is expected to reopen in mid-April following weeks of extensive repair work needed as a result of damage caused by Storm Doris in February.

The final phase of the North/South Wales Enhancement project will begin on Friday 24 March, which will deliver essential enhancements to the railway between Wrexham and Chester as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

Mardy Road Bridge in Cardiff will close to road traffic from 20 March 2017 until autumn 2018, as essential work to upgrade the railway continues in preparation for a new fleet of electric trains which will improve journeys for passengers.