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Interesting concept to by-pass Neath and to create a short cut to Swansea , reduce journey times to Cardiff , and build a suburban serviceTrain journey times between Swansea and Cardiff could fall to 30 minutes if the main line was rerouted, a transport expert has said.
Prof Mark Barry, who proposed the South Wales Metro plan, said a £1bn rail-based metro system around Swansea could transform the city's connectivity and help it support more jobs.
He has suggested routing the main line from Port Talbot straight to Swansea.
A plan to electrify the rail line to Swansea was scrapped in July.
Although his plan would mean taking the main line away from Neath, he said the payoff would be in a metro system with increased services along the current main line from Neath into the city, with new stations serving the SA1 development, the new student campus at Fabian Way and the Liberty Stadium, among others
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