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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.
Map showing the location of Wales within the United Kingdom. This is a list of railway stations in Wales, one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.It includes all railway stations in Wales that form part of the British National Rail network that currently have timetabled train services.
Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes (formerly Valley Lines) is the urban and suburban rail network radiating from Cardiff, Wales. It includes lines within the city itself, the Vale of Glamorgan and the South Wales Valleys. [1] The services are currently operated by Transport for Wales Rail.
Rail speed maps in the United Kingdom can be found on the NetworkRail website, there is one map for each of the 8 routes (regions), in PDF documents called "Network Specification": Anglia , LNE and East Midlands, LNW, Scotland, South-East , Wales, Wessex, Western.
The only form of commuter rail system in Wales is the Valley Lines network serving Cardiff and the South Wales valleys, serving 20 stations in Cardiff and 61 stations in the surrounding area. Train frequency at the core of the network is up to every 5 minutes. [17]
Ebbw Valley Railway; South Wales Main Line [67] 2021–2024 1999–2002 Transferred to East Midlands Railway: 8 3 Alstom Coradia: 175 Coradia 1000: 100 161 11 2 Regional services between North, South and West Wales and England: 2023 1999–2001 Stored, unit 175008 converted to 1 car, by donating a driving vehicle to unit 175101 [68] 16 3
Since December 2024, the regular service pattern has consisted of an hourly service to and from Ebbw Vale Town to Maesteg via Cardiff Central and Bridgend, as part of the Valley Lines network [4]. The services are usually operated using Class 197 Trains on the line alongside with the soon to be phased out British Rail Class 150 , Class 153 and ...
Network Rail: Locale: South Wales South West England: Stations: 18: Service; Type: Heavy rail: System: National Rail: Operator(s) Transport for Wales CrossCountry Great Western Railway: History; Opened: 1850; 175 years ago () (Chepstow-Swansea) 1903; 122 years ago () (Swindon-Patchway) Technical; Line length: 84 miles 30 chains (135.79 km ...