June 03, 2024 - 1101 views
A North Wales MS says that it is greatly unfair "that people in North Wales are paying substantially more for train tickets than their counterparts in South Wales".
Clwyd West MS Darren Millar is concerned that journeys operated by the Welsh Government owned Transport for Wales (TfW) in North Wales are costing, what he claims in some cases, are more than double the cost of comparable length journeys in South Wales.
He challenged the Cabinet Minister for North Wales, Ken Skates MS, in the Senedd over the huge disparity and unfairness for the people of North Wales.
In a question Darren said: “Let's talk about another issue where there's a huge disparity North Wales. Let's take Transport for Wales, for example. Ticket prices on Transport for Wales: between Swansea and Cardiff are £5.50 for a single ticket; a similar journey in North Wales between Llandudno Junction and Chester is £13.10. It's a huge, significant difference, which is grossly unfair.
In his response, the Cabinet Secretary failed to provide a explanation for the disparity in ticket pricing.
Speaking after the meeting, Darren Millar said: “The Cabinet Secretary’s answers were quite frankly not good enough.
“He failed to outline what he is doing to address these problems and what specific action he will now take to deal with this disparity from Transport for Wales.
“It is grossly unfair than rail passengers in North Wales are suffering the consequences of this great train robbery in the region.
"It is high time the Welsh Government started listening to the people of North Wales and took action to address this gross unfairness.”
Welsh Government has been contacted for their response.
