TRAINS between Ebbw Vale Town and Cardiff Central have recently been running to and from Newport instead on some occasions due to major improvement works.

An Arriva Train Wales spokesperson said: "An hourly rail services currently runs between Ebbw Vale Town and Cardiff Central.

"However, recently due to Network Rail major improvement works in the Cardiff area, on some occasions Ebbw Valley rail services have been running to and from Newport instead of Cardiff due to track access restrictions in Cardiff.

"Long stretches of the rail line in the Ebbw Valley line is single track which therefore restricts the number of services that can currently run.

"However, the Welsh Government is funding the redoubling of a seven mile stretch of the track, which will allow for more services to run in the future."