Rhymney line

Rhymney line
Overview
OwnerTransport for Wales[1]
LocaleRhymney Valley
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemNational Rail
Operator(s)Transport for Wales Rail
Rolling stock
Technical
Line length22 miles 61 chains (36.6 km)[2]
Number of tracks
with a passing loop at Tir-Phil
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

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Rhymney
Pontlottyn
Tir-Phil
Brithdir
Bargoed
Gilfach Fargoed
Pengam
Hengoed
Ystrad Mynach
Llanbradach
Energlyn & Churchill Park
Aber
Caerphilly
Caerphilly Tunnel
Cefn Onn
closed
1986
Lisvane & Thornhill
Llanishen
Heath High Level
Roath Park
proposed
Crwys Road
proposed
Cardiff Queen Street
Cardiff Central

The Rhymney line is a commuter rail line running from Cardiff Central through the Rhymney valley via Heath and Llanishen in the north of the city, to Caerphilly, Bargoed and Rhymney.

  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. map 28B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.