Premier Service

Premier Service
226 at Manchester Piccadilly in September 2025
Overview
Service typePassenger train
First service15 December 2008
Current operatorTransport for Wales Rail
Former operatorsArriva Trains Wales
KeolisAmey Wales
Route
TerminiHolyhead
Manchester Piccadilly
Cardiff Central
Average journey time4 hours, 30 minutes
Service frequencyMonday - Friday
Train numbers1V91
1W96
Lines usedNorth Wales Coast
Chester-Shrewsbury
Welsh Marches
South Wales
Technical
Rolling stockClass 67
Mark 4
Mark 4 DVT

The Premier Service is a passenger train service operated by Transport for Wales Rail between Holyhead and Cardiff Central in Wales.