P-05-689 Improvements to the Railway Provision at Kidwelly Carmarthenshire
P-05-689 Improvements to the Railway Provision at Kidwelly Carmarthenshire
This
petition was submitted by Phil Thompson, having collected 138 signatures.
Petition wording
Kidwelly
is a lively town in Carmarthenshire, with many tourist attractions, including a
quay overlooking the Gwendraeth estuary with rare bird and wildlife, the Kymer
canal, Wales' oldest canal and an Industrial museum.
Demographically,
Kidwelly has a higher than the Carmarthenshire average proportion with long
term limiting illness and the highest proportion of over 45's in
Carmarthenshire according to the Carmarthenshire Policy, Research and
Information section 2015 electoral division profile.
Additionally
many people commute to work or for social activities outside the Town.
Issues.
1
: The station is a request stop this causes problems, (a) visitors, tourists
and new residents do not always appreciate they need to signal to get the train
to stop, this causes a reluctance to use and potentially impacts negatively
upon the economy of the town (b) on trains with no conductor less ambulant
passengers cannot pass down the train to the driver, many people are worried
and distressed that they will go past their stop and anecdotally have done so,
(c) there is clearly time programmed into the timetable to allow the train to
stop, as this could be requested on every journey, so the request requirement
is anachronistic and unnecessary. The station should become a standard stop and
not a request stop.
2.
The platform height on the westbound platform is so low that even with the
train's mobile ramp system a wheelchair and those with other mobility aids
cannot board or alight trains. This renders the provision discriminatory in
respect of wheelchair and other less ambulant users.
3.
The frequency of trains serving Kidwelly is not sufficient to support the
community and potential tourist traffic. This limits both social, commercial
and tourist journeys, negatively impacting upon the social and economic wellbeing
of the community.
Petition handover in the
Senedd
Status
This
petition was considered completed by the Petitions
Committee
at its meeting on 13/09/2016.
The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and
Infrastructure and, given the helpful information set out in the response,
agreed to close the petition.
It
was first considered by the Petitions Committee
on 12/07/2016
Assembly Constituency and
Region
·
Llanelli
·
Mid
and West Wales
Further information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 05/07/2016