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Pwllheli - Chester train at Penrhyndeudraeth in 1964. The railway line between Machynlleth and Pwllheli was authorised to be built by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway (A&WCR) on 22 July 1861. [1] During construction, the A&WCR amalgamated with the Cambrian Railways, [2] this being authorised on 5 July 1865 and effective from 5 August ...
Cardiff Central [1] and Cardiff Queen Street are the main hubs of the city and are the two busiest stations in Wales. Cardiff Central is one of the United Kingdom's major railway stations, providing connections to Newport, Bristol, Bath, Reading, London, Southampton, Portsmouth, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Birmingham and Nottingham.
Machynlleth railway station is on the Cambrian Line in mid-Wales, serving the town of Machynlleth. It was built by the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway (N&MR) and subsequently passed into the ownership of the Cambrian Railways , the Great Western Railway , Western Region of British Railways and London Midland Region of British Railways .
Cardiff Bay: CDB 1 1,019 1841 [2] Butetown Branch Line: Cardiff Central Caerdydd Canolog: Cardiff city centre: CDF 8 11,740 1850 Cardiff City Line Coryton Line Ebbw Valley Railway Maesteg Line Merthyr Line Rhondda Line Rhymney Line South Wales Main Line Vale of Glamorgan Line: Cardiff Queen Street Caerdydd Heol Y Frenhines: Cardiff city centre ...
All passenger routes in Wales are operated by Transport for Wales Rail, as part of the cross-border Wales and Borders franchise, involving services throughout Wales and the routes making up the network through England. [44] Transport for Wales operate the Premier Service, connecting Holyhead in north Wales, to Cardiff in the south. [45]
A stretch of the Vale of Glamorgan Line, on which passenger services were closed under the Beeching Axe, re-opened for passenger service, with services from Cardiff Central to Bridgend, via Barry, Rhoose Cardiff Intl. Airport and Llantwit Major. These services were originally advertised to start in April 2005, but commenced on 12 June 2005.
A Class 800 Intercity Express Train at Cardiff Central railway station bound for London via the Great Western Main Line. Transport in Wales is heavily influenced by the country's geography. Wales is predominantly hilly or mountainous, and the main settlements lie on the coasts of north and south Wales, while mid Wales and west Wales are lightly ...
The station is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (18.5 km) west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry and before Llantwit Major. The station opened on 12 June 2005. Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network, an urban rail network serving Cardiff and the surrounding ...