The Welsh Government has acknowledged failures on the Ebbw Vale to Newport line in response to weeks of cancellations, delays, and reduced services that have left commuters and communities frustrated and without reliable transport. Ms Bryant said: "It's been very frustrating for passengers who want to use or rely on the Ebbw Vale to Newport line. Newport railway station, the South Wales hub at the end of the Ebbw Vale line where passengers have been hit by repeated cancellations and timetable changes. The disruption has caused particular disappointment given the long-running campaign, led by the South Wales Argus, to restore and improve the Ebbw Vale to Newport link. Passenger services between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff resumed in 2008 after a decades-long closure, reconnecting communities including Llanhilleth and Newbridge with the wider South Wales rail network.