Coryton Line

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Coryton Line
The terminus of the Coryton Line at Coryton railway station
Overview
Owner	Transport for Wales[1]
Locale	Cardiff
Termini	Cardiff Central railway station Coryton railway station
Stations	8
Service
Type	Heavy Rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Transport for Wales Rail
Rolling stock	Class 150 DMUs Class 153 DMUs
Technical
Line length	5 miles 37 chains (8.8 km)[2]
Number of tracks	Single track covering 6 stations
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 hz AC OLE (Discontinuous)
Route map (Click to expand) Show map Legend Cardiff Railway to Trefforest Tongwynlais Tunnel Tongwynlais Coryton Whitchurch Rhiwbina Birchgrove Ty Glas Heath Low Level Rhymney line Crwys Road proposed Merthyr and Rhondda lines Cardiff Queen Street Cardiff Central City Line This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The Coryton Line is a commuter railway line in Cardiff from the city centre to Heath, Birchgrove, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton. It was originally opened as part of the main line of the Cardiff Railway.

The line is operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network. TfW replaced the previous franchise, Arriva Trains Wales in October 2018. Rolling stock seen operating the line are normally class 153s, or class 150s.

Services normally continue to Penarth.