Merthyr line

Merthyr Line
A Transport for Wales diesel multiple unit at Pontypridd
Overview
OwnerTransport for Wales[1]
LocaleCardiff
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemNational Rail
Operator(s)Transport for Wales Rail
Rolling stockClass 150 DMUs
Technical
Line length
  • Merthyr–Abercynon: 8 miles 18 chains (13.2 km)
  • Aberdare–Abercynon: 6 miles 8 chains (9.8 km)
  • Abercynon–Cardiff: 15 miles 74 chains (25.6 km)
  • Total: 30 miles 20 chains (48.7 km)
[2]
Number of tracksDouble track Cardiff to Abercynon,
single track with passing loops on the Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil branches
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

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Tower Colliery
Hirwaun
Trecynon Halt
Aberdare
Cwmbach
Abercwmboi Halt
Fernhill
Mountain Ash
Penrhiwceiber
Matthewstown Halt
Pontcynon Halt
Merthyr Tydfil
Pentre-bach
Troed-y-rhiw
Merthyr Vale
Quakers Yard
Abercynon North
Abercynon
Pontypridd
Treforest
Treforest Estate
Taffs Well
Radyr
Llandaf
Cathays
Cardiff Queen Street
Cardiff Central

The Merthyr line is a commuter railway line in South Wales; it connects Cardiff Central with Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. The line is part of the Cardiff urban rail network, known as the Valley Lines.

  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 28B & 29A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.