Valley Lines

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Valley Lines and surrounding network
Treherbert
HSTa
Ynyswen
HST exHSTa
Ebbw Vale Town
Aberdare
STR HSTa HSTa exSTR
Merthyr Tydfil
Treorchy
HST STR STR HSTa exSTR
Rhymney
Cwmbach
STR HST STR STR xHSTa
Ebbw Vale Parkway
Ton Pentre
HST STR HST STR STR
Pentre-bach
Ystrad Rhondda
HST STR STR HST STR
Pontlottyn
Fernhill
STR HST HST STR STR
Troed-y-rhiw
Llwynypia
HST STR STR STR eHST
Cwm
Mountain Ash
STR HST HST STR STR
Merthyr Vale
Tonypandy
HST STR STR HST STR
Tir-Phil
Dinas Rhondda
HST STR STR HST STR
Brithdir
Penrhiwceiber
STR HST STR STR STR exHSTa
Abertillery
Porth
HST STR HST STR eABZrg exSTRrf
Quakers Yard
Trehafod
HST STR STR STR HST
Llanhilleth
Abercynon North
STR STRlf HHST ABZlg HST STR
Bargoed
Abercynon South
STRlf ABZlr HHST STRrf HST STR
Gilfach Fargoed
Pontypridd
BHF HST STR
Pengam
Trefforest
HST STR HST
Newbridge
Trefforest Estate
HST HST STR
Hengoed
Taff's Well
HST HST STR
Ystrad Mynach
Coryton
STR HSTa HST STR
Llanbradach
Whitchurch
STR HST STR eHST
Crosskeys
Rhiwbina
STR HST HST STR
Aber
Radyr
BHF STR HST STR
Caerphilly
Birchgrove
STRrg ABZrf HST STR HST
Risca and Pontymister
Ty Glas
STR STR HST HST STR
Lisvane & Thornhill
Llandaf
STR HST STRlf STRlg HST STR
Llanishen
Cathays
STR HST CPICl CPICr STR
Heath Low / High Level
Danescourt
HST ABZrg HSTR ABZ3rf STRrf HST
Rogerstone
Cardiff Queen Street
STR BHF STRrg eHHST STRrf
Pye Corner
Fairwater
HST vSTRrg HLUECKE ABZe HBHF STRlg
Newport
Waun-Gron Park
HST vÜWBl ABZld HLUECKE
Welsh Marches Line
Cardiff Bay
STR vABZlf HSTl HST
Severn Tunnel Junction
Cardiff Central
STR vBHF ABZlf STRlg
South Wales Main Line
River Taff
STR vWBRÜCKE LUECKE STR
   to Bristol Parkway
Grangetown
STR vABZld HBHF STRlg HST
Caldicot
Ninian Park
STR dSTR-BHF ABZlf STRlg HST
Chepstow
Cogan
STR vÜWBr HST HST STR
Dingle Road
Eastbrook
STRlf vSTRrf HST HSTe STR
Penarth
Dinas Powys
STR HST eGRENZE
Welsh/English Border
Cadoxton
STR HST HST
Lydney
Barry Docks
STR HST BHF
Gloucester
Pontyclun
HST STR KBFe
Cheltenham Spa
Barry
STR HST
Llanharan
HST ABZlf HSTl
Barry Island
Pencoed
HST STR
Rhoose Cardiff Int Apt
STR HST FLUG
Cardiff International
Llantwit Major
ABZrg HHST STRrf
   Airport
Bridgend
BHF
ABZlf HLUECKE HLUECKE
South Wales Main Line
Wildmill
HST
   to Swansea
Sarn
HST
Tondu
HST
Garth
HST
Maesteg Ewenny Road
HST
Maesteg
HSTe

Valley Lines (also Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes) is the commonly-known name for the Cardiff and Valleys network of suburban railway services within Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan and the South Wales Valleys. The services are currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales. In total, it serves 81 stations in six unitary authority areas: 20 in the city of Cardiff, 11 in the Vale of Glamorgan, 25 in Rhondda Cynon Taff, 12 in Caerphilly, 8 in Bridgend and 5 in Merthyr Tydfil.

Services on these routes are provided with class 121, 142, 143 and 150 DMUs, and are typically end-to-end, in that they run from one branch terminus, through Queen Street station (the notional 'hub' of the network), to another branch terminus, e.g. from Pontypridd to Barry Island.

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[edit] Reopening of the Vale of Glamorgan Line

The old 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.

[edit] Routes

The colours used below are from the official network map (see External links). Stations in bold are major interchanges for the network

Cardiff Queen Street
- Cardiff Bay
Radyr - Coryton Maesteg - Cheltenham

Cardiff Queen St.
Cardiff Bay

Radyr
Danescourt
Fairwater
Waun-Gron Park
Ninian Park
Cardiff Central
Cardiff Queen St.
Heath Low Level
Ty Glas
Birchgrove
Rhiwbina
Whitchurch
Coryton

Cheltenham Spa
Gloucester
Lydney
Chepstow
Caldicot
Severn Tunnel Junction
Newport
Cardiff Central
Pontyclun
Llanharan
Pencoed
Bridgend
Wildmill
Sarn
Tondu
Garth
Maesteg Ewenny Rd.
Maesteg

Bridgend - Merthyr Tydfil Bridgend - Aberdare Cardiff Central - Treherbert Penarth - Rhymney

Bridgend
Llantwit Major
Rhoose Cardiff Int. Airport
   Barry Island
Barry
Barry Docks
Cadoxton
Dinas Powys
Eastbrook
Cogan
Grangetown
Cardiff Central
Cardiff Queen St.
Cathays
Llandaf
Radyr
Taffs Well
Trefforest Estate
Trefforest
Pontypridd
Abercynon South
Quakers Yard
Merthyr Vale
Troed-y-rhiw
Pentre-bach
Merthyr Tydfil

Bridgend
Llantwit Major
Rhoose Cardiff Int. Airport
   Barry Island
Barry
Barry Docks
Cadoxton
Dinas Powys
Eastbrook
Cogan
Grangetown
Cardiff Central
Cardiff Queen St.
Cathays
Llandaf
Radyr
Taffs Well
Trefforest Estate
Trefforest
Pontypridd
Abercynon North
Penrhiwceiber
Mountain Ash
Fernhill
Cwmbach
Aberdare

Cardiff Central
Cardiff Queen St.
Cathays
Llandaf
Radyr
Taffs Well
Trefforest Estate
Trefforest
Pontypridd
Trehafod
Porth
Dinas Rhondda
Tonypandy
Llwynypia
Ystrad Rhondda
Ton Pentre
Treorchy
Ynyswen
Treherbert

Penarth
Dingle Road
Grangetown
Cardiff Central
Cardiff Queen St.
Heath High Level
Llanishen
Lisvane & Thornhill
Caerphilly
Aber
Llanbradach
Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
Pengam
Gilfach Fargoed
Bargoed
Brithdir
Tir-Phil
Pontlottyn
Rhymney

[edit] See Also

[edit] External links


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