| New Parkway Station 20:24 - Feb 6 with 15178 views | Private_Partz |
Cairns and a few 'transport experts' from Cardiff are pushing for a new Super Parkway station to be built at Felindre.
On the face of it some transport infastructure development in this area is rare, fine and dandy.
Unfortunately this will be situated on the branch line that bypasses Swansea and would effectively turn Neath and Swansea High Street stations into branch line halts.
Bristol Parkway links to the City Centre. The spanking new Cardiff Parkway version will do the same.
Not so with this Parkway as you would have to change at Neath (if the train stopped there) to get to Swansea HS.
This is reflected in the potential naming of the station which WOL call 'West Wales Parkway'.
Looks to me like a plan to marginalise Swansea further and turn the City and West Wales into commuter suburbs of Cardiff.
The Swansea Council Leader appears to be aware of this but it something James, Hedges and the rest of us should keep an eye on.
Any developments such as this should link into proposed Swansea Metro, if it ever gets off the ground [Post edited 6 Feb 2019 20:26]
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| New Parkway Station on 12:05 - Nov 10 with 1314 views | Jonathans_coat |
Update - Swansea Bay Metro vs Swansea Parkway
In short, no mention of “Parkway” station in report (hopefully the idea is dead)
Recommendations for 1st phase - use of Swansea District line as “metro” line (Pontarddulais - Swansea) with 6 new stations. Use of existing west Wales line as second “metro” line (Burry Port - Swansea) with 1 new station.
Phase 2 - new Clydach to Swansea line via Swansea docks and SA1. New Aberdulais - Swansea line again via SA1 and docks, with several new stations.
https://gov.wales/swansea-bay-and-west-wales-metro-weltag-stage-2-report |  | | |
| New Parkway Station on 13:30 - Nov 10 with 1267 views | Brynmill_Jack |
People from Cardiff want to get to west wales quicker. And they always get what they want.
Best close their “dog leg” airport too |  |
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| New Parkway Station on 22:23 - Nov 11 with 1133 views | britferry |
Its not in Cockett anymore, its in Fforestfach now |  |
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| New Parkway Station on 22:33 - Nov 11 with 1130 views | britferry |
Bring back the Mumbles train!
And my solution for the obvious problem area, Mumbles to West Cross... I'd widen the cycle path/sea wall and have it running under it as an underground, then bring it up and run it as a tram all the way in to somewhere near the Quadrant. | |
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