 | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: It needs more explanation of the South Wales Metro and corresponding changes to the trains and services on the line. (April 2022) |
| Maesteg Line | |||
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 An Arriva Trains Wales Class 150 stands at Maesteg with a terminating service from Cheltenham | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| Locale | Bridgend County Borough | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 7 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | National Rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Transport for Wales Rail | ||
| Rolling stock | Class 150, Class 153, Class 158, Class 197' DMUs | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 28 June 1866 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 8 miles 29 chains (13.5 km)[1] | ||
| Number of tracks | Single track | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
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The Maesteg Line is a commuter rail line in South Wales from Bridgend to Maesteg. Services usually operate hourly from Maesteg to Cardiff Central via the South Wales Main Line.
Electrification by 2019 was announced in the Department for Transport's High Level Output Specification of 2012,[2] but later cancelled.[3]
- ^ Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) [1989]. Bridge, Mike (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. maps 23A & 29B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.
- ^ Department for Transport's High Level Output Specification 2012
- ^ "The cancellation of rail electrification in South Wales" (PDF). House of Commons. Retrieved 1 August 2024.