UPDATE: LINE BETWEEN CARDIFF - SWANSEA FULLY RE-OPENED

Friday 13 Apr 2007

UPDATE: LINE BETWEEN CARDIFF - SWANSEA FULLY RE-OPENED

Region & Route:: | Wales & Western: Wales & Borders; | Wales & Western

The railway between Cardiff and Swansea is now fully open. Robbie Burns, Network Rail's Western Route Director, said: "First and foremost, I'd like to thank everyone for their patience whilst we finished this crucial work and would like to apologise for the disruption that we have caused. The new signalling system is now up and running, improving the reliability of services between Cardiff and Swansea. "I can assure you that we will be undertaking a full investigation into the causes of this overrun and will learn lessons for the future." The engineering work formed part of a £400 million investment programme to renew the signalling infrastructure across South Wales over the next decade.

Notes to editors

Throughout this closure, Network Rail's engineers tested and commissioned new signalling, erected two new signal structures at Bridgend and Port Talbot and recovered old signal structures.

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