New railway station for Deeside a step closer as Welsh Government takes plan forward

Deeside could get a new railway station as part of the Welsh Government’s plans to improve rail infrastructure across Wales

Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates took into consideration 46 potential sites for new stations, 12 have been taken forward to the second stage.

Amongst the 12 will be Deeside Industrial Estate/Northern Gateway.

Local MP, Mark Tami, has long pushed for improvements to be made to the infrastructure in this area and has welcomed this announcement. He said;

This is great news for Alyn and Deeside as it will be yet another incentive for businesses to come to the area.

The local economy has been growing and growing in recent years and it is imperative that the capability of the infrastructure grows with it.

The​ Wrexham-Bidston Rail Users’ Association has long made the case for the introduction of a new station, Deeside Parkway, on the route adjacent to the Deeside Industrial Park and the A548. This new station would enable employees to get to the Deeside Industrial Park by train and at the same time provide easy access from the network of dual carriageways to park and ride facilities for rail services to Birkenhead, Liverpool, Wrexham and beyond.

Ken Skates, who also announced that new station sites in North Wrexham, South Wrexham and Llangefni have also reached the second stage of the proposal, sees this as a “game changing boost” for cross-border connections.

Ken Skates said;

I’m pleased to be making this announcement as it shows Welsh Government are committed to improving the railway infrastructure across Wales, particularly in North Wales.

This is a major step forward in building the North East Wales Metro and offers a game changing boost to cross-border transport infrastructure.

The stage two assessment will look in more detail at the strength of the financial and economic case for each railway station before budgets are allocated.