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The Welsh railway system is split into three detached parts: The South Wales network, consisting of the South Wales Main Line, the West Wales lines and their complex network of associated branches, including the Valley Lines, the Cambrian Line serving mid-Wales, and in North Wales, the North Wales Coast Line and its associated branches.
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The station was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 May 1848; it was closed as part of the Beeching cuts on 14 February 1966 but reopened on 29 June 1987 [1] as a request stop. Upon reopening, the Welsh spelling Conwy was adopted, in contrast to the Anglicised form Conway used until closure in 1966.
See also Railway lines in Wales for open lines and Heritage railways in Wales for preserved lines Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
The Beeching cuts were a reduction in the size of the British railway network, along with a restructuring of British Rail, in the 1960s. Since the mid-1990s there has been significant growth in passenger numbers on the railways and renewed government interest in the role of rail in UK transport.
Coryton railway station serves Coryton and Pantmawr in Cardiff, Wales. It is the terminus of the Coryton Line 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Cardiff Central via Cardiff Queen Street . Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
Penarth railway station is the railway station serving the town of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.It is the terminus of Network Rail's Penarth branch running from Cogan Junction to Penarth station, 1 mile 12 chains (1.15 mi; 1.9 km) from the junction [1] and 2 miles 67 chains (2.84 mi; 4.6 km) south of Cardiff Central station.
South Wales Railway: Key dates; 2 September 1850 [1] opened: 10 August 1959: closed to passengers: ... The station closed to passengers in 1959, before the Beeching ...