New direct train from Llandudno to Liverpool

SERVICE TO START IN MAY NEXT YEAR TO 'CREATE BETTER CONNECTIONS AND BOOST ECONOMY'

- By OWEN HUGHES Chief Reporter [e-mail]

Llandudno railway station

A NEW direct train service will run between Llandudno and Liverpool from May 2026 according to the Welsh Government.

First Minister Eluned Morgan and Liverpool city region mayor Steve Rotheram met at Llandudno Junction station to discuss rail links, along with the chair of Transport for Wales Vernon Everitt.

They confirmed that under Network North Wales, the direct link between the resort and Liverpool will go ahead in the spring.

They added that planned improvements at Padeswood will unlock freight and passenger capacity between Wrexham and Liverpool.