Arriva Trains Wales

Arriva Trains Wales

Class 175 Coradia 1000 at Cardiff Central in 2009
Overview
Franchise(s)	Wales & Borders 7 December 2003 – 13 October 2018
Main region(s)	Wales
Other region(s)	North West West Midlands South West
Fleet size	125 units 3 locomotive hauled sets
Stations operated	247
National Rail abbreviation	AW
Predecessor	Wales and Borders
Successor	KeolisAmey Wales
Parent company	Arriva UK Trains
Website	www.arrivatrains.co.uk

Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: Trenau Arriva Cymru) was a train operating company, owned by Arriva, that operated passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. Its busiest stations were Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street and Newport. Other stations on their main line included: Shrewsbury, Crewe, Chester and Wrexham General.

Description

The company operates the Wales and Border railway franchise from the company of the same name in December 2003. They have made direct services between North and South Wales, and the reintroduction of passenger services on freight-only portions of the Vale of Glamorgan Line and Ebbw Vale Line.

It operates on a gauge of 1435 mm, over a route length: 1691 km, with 253 DMU cars and 22 passenger coaches.

Arriva Trains Wales operated almost all services in Wales, with the exception of:

• Swansea/Cardiff Central to London Paddington (First Great Western)
• Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour and Taunton (First Great Western)
• Cardiff Central to Nottingham and Manchester Piccadilly (CrossCountry)
• Holyhead/Bangor/Wrexham General to London Euston (Virgin Trains)

Other websites

• Media related to Arriva Trains Wales at Wikimedia Commons
• Arriva Trains Wales official website

Preceded by Wales and Borders

Operator of Wales & Borders franchise 2003–2018

Succeeded by KeolisAmey Wales