Cardiff City Line

Cardiff City Line
A Class 142 train approaches Danescourt
en route to Coryton
Overview
OwnerNetwork Rail and Transport for Wales[1]
LocaleCardiff
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy Rail
SystemNational Rail
Operator(s)Transport for Wales Rail
Rolling stock
History
Opened1987
Technical
Line length4 miles 66 chains (7.8 km)[2]
Number of tracksdouble track throughout
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

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Legend
Merthyr and Rhondda lines
to Pontypridd
 Radyr
Merthyr and Rhondda Lines
to Cardiff Central
 Danescourt
§
 Fairwater
§
 Waun-gron Park
§
 Ninian Park
§
Vale of Glamorgan Line
 Cardiff Central
Cardiff Queen Street
other Valley Lines

§ = closed Sundays

The Cardiff City Line is a commuter railway line in Cardiff that runs between Radyr and Cardiff Central via Fairwater.

  1. ^ "Impact of Core Valley Lines divestment on the Wales & Western region" (PDF). orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) [1989]. Bridge, Mike (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. maps 22 & 28B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.