Train Journeys Increase 25% After Rail Upgrade
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
This is the sub-heading.
Rail journeys have jumped in the first week of upgraded train services between Newquay and Par.
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Figures from Great Western Railway show journeys climbed by almost 25%, with 726 more journeys between 17 and 23 May than over the same period in 2025.
It follows the launch of the £57m Mid Cornwall Metro scheme, funded by the UK government and Cornwall Council.
The first phase focuses on the Newquay to Par line, where services have been boosted to up to 15 trains a day during the week. Further plans will extend services to Truro, Penryn and Falmouth next year. Direct summer services between London Paddington and Newquay have also been reinstated, said GWR.
It does appear, that when you improve these branch lines, then people use them.
In recent years, this has happened on the Borders Railway, the London Overground, the Dartmoor Line, the Levenmouth rail Link and the Northumberland Line, to name just five.
I feel we need to reinstate more lines like this.
The Anonymous Widower 
The line hasn’t been reinstalled its the frequency thats been increased to a level that makes its more usable
Comment by Nicholas Ronald Lewis | June 4, 2026 |