Rhondda line

Rhondda line
A pair of Arriva Trains Wales Class 142s at Treforest, with a Class 150 on the opposite line in the background.
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 length23 miles 22 chains (37.5 km)[2]
Number of tracksSingle trackTreherbert to Porth with a passing loop at Ystrad
Double trackPorth to Cardiff
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

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Treherbert
Ynyswen
Treorchy
Ton Pentre
Ystrad Rhondda
Llwynypia
Tonypandy
Dinas Rhondda
Porth
Trehafod
Pontypridd
Treforest
Treforest Estate
(closed Sundays)
Taffs Well
Radyr
Llandaf
Cathays
Cardiff Queen Street
Cardiff Central

The Rhondda line, also known as the Treherbert line,[3][4] is a commuter railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Treherbert. The line follows the Merthyr line as far as Pontypridd, where it then diverges to continue along the Rhondda Valley.

  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, 29A & 28B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.
  3. ^ Bryant, Chris (23 July 2019). "Chris Bryant on Twitter - "If only they were on the Treherbert line, eh?"". Twitter. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Treherbert Line Transformation | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 13 June 2023.