Commuters crossing the Tamar could one day bypass the traffic jams and board a Plymouth Metro train link at Trerulefoot, if ideas being discussed by city councillors come to fruition.

Plymouth City Council has said a hub at Trerulefoot could form part of a crosscity Metro network.

But any such development is a long way in the future – a Plymouth City Council spokesperson said: ‘We are fully committed to looking at how we can improve rail services and connections in and around Plymouth.

’We are actively working with the Peninsula Rail Task Force to campaign for resilient, faster services with more capacity on our long distance services.

‘To complement these long-distance services we are working with Devon County Council and Cornwall Council to look at how local services that serve Plymouth can be expanded to meet travel to work needs in the future.

‘These potential improvements form part of the proposed joint Local Plan that is currently out for consultation and is subject to further development.’

Cornwall councillors are unable to comment on the proposals in the run-up to next Thursday’s local elections.