Railways: Wales
(asked on 4th March 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to railways in Wales for Welsh Rail Enhancements for (a) UK Government Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) - or equivalent and (b) Core Valley Lines enhancement funding paid to the Welsh Government, in each of the past 5 years.
Rail enhancement investment in Wales is detailed below. UKG Enhancements comprise funding from the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline and the Levelling Up Fund.
Year | UKG Enhancements | CVL Enhancement Funding paid to Welsh Goverment |
2020/21 | £16 million | £141 million |
2021/22 | £10 million | nil |
2022/23 | £12 million | nil |
2023/24 | £21 million | nil |
2024/25 | £32 million | nil |
The Funding and Outputs Agreement (2018), between the Secretary of State and Welsh Ministers, committed the UK Government to contribute £125m in 2014 prices to the costs of the Core Valley Lines infrastructure enhancement scheme. An agreed inflated figure of £141.25 million was implemented as a budget transfer to the Welsh Government in financial year 2020/21.
UKG Enhancement spend for 2023/24 comprised £19 million from RNEP and £2 million from LUF.
UKG Enhancement spend for 2024/25 comprised £30.5 million from RNEP and £1.5 million from LUF.