Our future fleet for the South Wales Metro

We’re busy behind the scenes building the new, more comfortable trains that will provide our customers with a modern, effective, turn-up-and-go Metro service and you’ll start to see these in service from 2022.

These trains will significantly increase our capacity and transform our customers’ travelling experiences. They’ll also offer lots of new features including level boarding, increased bicycle storage space and air conditioning.

 

Our future fleet

Click on this video fly-through to see what these brand new trains will be like.

Click on this video fly-through to see what these brand new trains will be like.

 

Stadler FLIRT (TMMU) 

We'll be using innovative Tri-mode multiple unit (diesel, electric, battery) which are much greener for the environment. Currently being built in Switzerland by Stadler. 

You can take an interactive virtual reality tour of this train here.

 

Stadler FLIRT (DEMU)

Stadler FLIRT (DEMU)

Four-carriage electric and diesel trains similar to our tri-mode trains.

  • Take a sneak peak at how our FLIRT trains will look

    • Interior 1

    • Interior 2
    • Interior 3
    • Interior 4
    • Interior 5

 

Stadler Citylink

Stadler Citylink

You can expect to see these units on the railway and on-street tramways. Being built in Valencia by Stadler these electric/battery tram-train have good acceleration and environmentally friendly.

  • Take a sneak peak at how our Citylink trains will look

    • Interior 1

    • Interior 2
    • Interior 3
    • Interior 4
    • Interior 5

 

Stations

Artists impression of Cardiff Bay station

We’ll be making some exciting improvements in the coming years to improve our customers’ travelling experiences. Some of the improvements you’ll start to see will include CCTV, ticket machines and improved cycling and walking links. We’re also improving accessibility at our stations and on our trains as well as installing toilet facilities at a number of Metro stations.  

Added to this, we’re planning to build or relocate five stations:

  • Crwys Road
  • Bute Town

 


 

A number of South Wales Metro projects have been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.