More than three-quarters of rail passengers in Wales wearing face masks

Transport for Wales has revealed that more than three-quarters of its rail passengers are wearing face masks.

However, following Welsh Government policy, people must also wear face coverings in all enclosed spaces – including in and on stations, platforms and in car parks.

It became mandatory to wear a face covering on public transport on July 27 and since mid-August TfW have been working with British Transport Police to enforce the regulation.

In the first week of September, nearly 500 people were refused travel for failing to comply with the rules.

Leyton Powell, Safety and Assurance Director at Transport for Wales, said: “Our statistics reveal that we have now positively managed behavioural change on our train network as on average we’re seeing 78% of people complying and wearing a face covering on TfW trains.

“The safety of our customers and colleagues is our top priority and I’d like to thank all those adhering to the rules.

“In line with the rest of Wales, we’re now asking our customers who are not exempt to also wear a face covering while at our stations, on our platforms and in our car parks.”