P-05-820 Don't take Neath off the main railway-line
P-05-820 Don't take Neath off the main railway-line
P-05-820
Don't take Neath off the main railway-line
This petition was submitted by Bethan Phillips and was
first considered by the Committee in June 2018, having
collected 10,472 signatures on an alternative website.
Text
of Petition
Dear
Government Minister(s),
I draw your attention to
the recent news that suggests that Neath will be taken off the main railway
line from Swansea to London Paddington.
I am not in favour of this
decision because I believe that taking Neath off the main line would have a
detrimental effect to the economy and re-generation of our town. The station is
already run-down and a hub for anti-social behaviour. Taking Neath off the main
line would only worsen these problems.
It would also have a
negative impact on those who commute on the main-line to work, meaning they
would have to take an extra connection to Swansea, Baglan or Port Talbot first.
Recent figures via
research conducted by Plaid Cymru Councillor for Neath South Jamie Evans has
found that:
Around 830,000 passengers
used Neath train station a year, making it the second busiest station, behind
Swansea in the historic county of West Glamorgan and busiest of the five
stations in Neath Port Talbot.
The plans to remove Neath
from the main line would mean commuters travelling to Cardiff from Neath would
have to first catch a train to Swansea, Baglan or Port Talbot, meaning an
increase in both cost and time taken to get to and from work.
People from Neath,
Pontardawe, Skewen, Glynneath and the Dulais Valley would see no benefit at all
from the “10 minutes” saved on a journey between Swansea and Cardiff.
I would gratefully ask you
to re-consider this decision.
Status
This
petition was considered completed by the Petitions
Committee at its meeting on 25/09/2018.
It
was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 19/06/2018.
Assembly
Constituency and Region
Further information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 12/06/2018