North–South Wales railway

The campaign group, Traws Link Cymru was founded in 2013 and its aim is to reopen the Aberystwyth–Carmarthen and Afon Wen–Bangor rail lines which were closed as part of the Beeching cuts in the 1960s.

Spokesman Elfed Wyn Jones stated, "Reopening the railway would benefit villages and towns along the track and by reinstating the line between Afon-wen and Bangor, as well as reopening the line between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen, would create a rail network within Wales, between the North and the South, rather than travelling for extra hours and distance through England to complete the journey.

[7] Official talks and meetings included Stephen Crabb MP, Secretary of State for Wales and James Price, Director General, Economy, Science and Transport (Welsh Government) shortly followed by the AECOM report.

[3] In December 2022, former Ceredigion MP and leader of Welsh Liberal Democrats, Mark Williams said that an Aberystwyth-Carmarthen rail link could be a major factor in keeping young people and skilled workers and build up the economy in the area.

[14] In November 2020, regional MS Llyr Gruffydd described the “gaping hole” in rail infrastructure and that re-opening the rail link between Bangor and Afon Wen would “help integrate public transport in Gwynedd and down the western coast of Wales.”[15] In 2021, a report by the Welsh government showed a green arrow pointing southwards from Bangor to Afon Wen.