Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 2:13 pm on 6 June 2018.
Yes, it is. We've been clear that we expect to see improved journey times between London and Cardiff, and also between Cardiff and Swansea. It's a fact that it takes longer today than it did in the past to get from London to Cardiff, and therefore London to Swansea. This is appalling, considering how much funding has been made available over the past decade or more for the rail network elsewhere in the UK. So, we're particularly keen to ensure that journey times reduce, but I should just say that we are not so keen on seeing stations bypassed by any main line services. I think it's absolutely vital that communities across south Wales have access to the main line, but that, in between stations, improvements should be made to signalling, for example, that reduce journey times between those communities.