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from Cardiff to Swansea and the electrification of the south Wales
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1818:"Rail electrification to Swansea and south Wales valleys welcomed"
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1707:"Extra Sunday Aberdare services confirmed after successful pilot"
1628:(5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. maps 28B & 29A.
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Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) . Bridge, Mike (ed.).
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Abercynon–Cardiff: 15 miles 74 chains (25.6 km)
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Aberdare–Abercynon: 6 miles 8 chains (9.8 km)
1923:. No. 330. EMAP Apex Publications. pp. 38–39.
1864:"Core Valley Lines Transformation | Transport for Wales"
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1917:Allen, David (6–19 May 1998). "Taff Vale Update".
232:Total: 30 miles 20 chains (48.7 km)
1800:"ÂŁ9Bn Railway Investment Announced By Coalition"
1479:Since its termination at Aberdare following the
1409:, the line diverts onto the route of the former
1284:The Aberdare line was closed in 1964 under the
1277:in the 1840s and associated with the notorious
3516:Proposed South Wales Metro stations in Cardiff
1651:Welsh Assembly website. Retrieved 4 March 2009
1433:network. TfW replaced the previous franchise,
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1760:"Aberdare-to-Hirwaun rail line set to reopen"
1490:In 2006, a study by local transport alliance
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3123:Cardiff Central bus station (demolished)
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1559:However, as part of Welsh Government's
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255:on Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil branches
2795:Pontcanna Fields & Llandaff Fields
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1889:"Transport for Wales: meet the fleet"
7:
1273:, the first rail development in the
27:Commuter railway line in South Wales
3434:List of railway stations in Cardiff
2580:List of railway stations in Cardiff
1733:"Old tracks could see trains again"
1577:List of railway stations in Cardiff
1773:Gupwell, Katie-Ann (2 July 2020).
1425:The line is currently operated by
25:
1626:Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western
3982:Standard gauge railways in Wales
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1649:Green Light for New Rail Links
1530:to a new terminus serving the
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1758:WalesOnline (24 March 2011).
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1977:GPX (secondary coordinates)
1381:The Aberdare branch serves
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1354:The Merthyr branch serves
215:Merthyr–Abercynon: 8
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3205:Rail transport in Cardiff
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1972:GPX (primary coordinates)
1947:Map all coordinates using
1485:Welsh Assembly Government
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45:This article needs to be
3091:Bus transport in Cardiff
2780:Celtic Trail cycle route
2667:Bus transport in Cardiff
2383:Transport for Wales Rail
1955:Download coordinates as:
1681:Arriva Trains Wales News
1519:Cardiff Capital Region's
1499:Anglesey Central Railway
185:Transport for Wales Rail
83:Transport for Wales Rail
3389:Lisvane & Thornhill
3128:Cardiff Bus Interchange
2404:Gloucester–Newport line
2090:Shrewsbury–Chester line
2085:Gloucester–Newport line
1666:. Retrieved 14 May 2009
3977:Railway lines in Wales
3702:Stagecoach South Wales
3314:Major railway stations
3279:Vale of Glamorgan Line
3148:Stagecoach South Wales
3018:and commercial streets
2800:National Cycle Network
2692:Stagecoach South Wales
2208:Vale of Glamorgan Line
2050:Railway lines in Wales
1476:
1188:Vale of Glamorgan Line
246:Cardiff to Abercynon,
3793:South Wales Main Line
3300:Great Western Railway
3210:South Wales Main Line
2950:Motorways and A roads
2409:South Wales Main Line
2250:Swansea District line
2105:Valleys & Cardiff
2069:South Wales Main Line
2064:North Wales Main Line
1967:GPX (all coordinates)
1550:South Wales Main Line
1462:
1429:(TfW) as part of the
1411:Vale of Neath Railway
1347:. It then divides at
1315:The line follows the
1162:South Wales Main Line
3944:Transport portal
3326:Cardiff Queen Street
3016:Pedestrian precincts
2943:Transport in Cardiff
2889:Transport portal
2743:Newport West Central
1762:. walesonline.co.uk.
1455:Extension to Hirwaun
1107:Butetown branch line
1076:Cardiff Queen Street
3471:Cardiff Bay Barrage
3305:Transport for Wales
3060:Lloyd George Avenue
3050:Cowbridge Road West
3045:Cowbridge Road East
2533:Major rail stations
2378:Transport for Wales
2240:Heart of Wales line
2001: /
1445:Arriva Trains Wales
1435:Arriva Trains Wales
1427:Transport for Wales
106:Transport for Wales
3597:European route E30
3500:Proposed transport
3164:Cycling in Cardiff
3106:Capital City Green
2962:European route E30
2790:Cycling in Cardiff
2414:Welsh Marches line
2095:Welsh Marches line
2005:51.6140°N 3.3306°W
1687:on 7 December 2017
1477:
1443:In December 2017,
1279:Taff Vale Judgment
1217:Show route diagram
120:Rhondda Cynon Taff
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3578:Rhondda Cynon Taf
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3512:South Wales Metro
3288:Railway operators
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2877:Trains portal
2701:Proposed stations
2524:Vale of Glamorgan
2373:South Wales Metro
2358:South Wales Metro
2318:
2317:
2298:Trains portal
2256:Heritage railways
2235:Conwy Valley line
1635:978-0-9549866-6-7
1561:South Wales Metro
1437:in October 2018.
1271:Taff Vale Railway
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557:Matthewstown Halt
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3894:Treforest Estate
3802:Railway stations
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2758:Treforest Estate
2733:Magor & Undy
2672:Adventure Travel
2604:Bus interchanges
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3707:First Cymru
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3349:Cardiff Bay
3138:First Cymru
3096:Cardiff Bus
3025:Bute Street
2957:M4 motorway
2760:(relocated)
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2682:First Cymru
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2423:Metro lines
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2008: /
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1368:Pentre-bach
1337:Taff's Well
1243:South Wales
637:Pentre-bach
261:Track gauge
209:Line length
181:Operator(s)
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3743:Taff Trail
3530:Crwys Road
3481:River Taff
3429:Whitchurch
3374:Grangetown
3364:Danescourt
3344:Birchgrove
3335:Other city
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2987:A4054 road
2835:Taff Trail
2723:Crwys Road
2624:New (2024)
2590:Pontypridd
2550:Caerphilly
2397:Main lines
2078:Main lines
1993:51°36′50″N
1843:orr.gov.uk
1743:6 November
1691:6 December
1604:orr.gov.uk
1583:References
1417:/Hirwaun.
1405:to access
1345:Pontypridd
1323:, serving
1321:Pontypridd
1319:as far as
915:Taffs Well
849:Pontypridd
166:Heavy rail
90:Pontypridd
57:April 2022
3889:Treforest
3884:Tonypandy
3854:Pontyclun
3839:Llwynypia
3834:Llanharan
3809:Abercynon
3712:NAT Group
3491:Tiger Bay
3486:River Ely
3399:Llanishen
3369:Fairwater
3231:City Line
3040:City Road
2982:A469 road
2977:A470 road
2775:Bute Park
2641:Ebbw Vale
2629:1954–2015
2611:Blackwood
2595:Treforest
2131:City Line
1996:3°19′50″W
1929:0953-4563
1868:tfw.wales
1565:Class 398
1503:Llangefni
1376:Abercynon
1349:Abercynon
1341:Treforest
1311:The route
1293:Abercynon
968:City Line
871:Treforest
794:Abercynon
301:Route map
204:Technical
195:Class 150
86:Class 150
3909:Treorchy
3899:Trehafod
3829:Fernhill
3814:Aberdare
3520:Butetown
3414:Rhiwbina
3116:Iff card
2972:A48 road
2753:Llanwern
2748:Somerton
2713:Caerleon
2708:Butetown
2620:Cardiff
2554:Cardiff
2545:Bridgend
2436:Butetown
2278:Swanline
1937:49953699
1898:23 April
1873:23 April
1848:23 April
1822:BBC News
1804:BBC News
1737:BBC News
1717:28 April
1609:23 April
1571:See also
1524:Trecynon
1507:Anglesey
1501:between
1473:Aberdare
1471:towards
1465:Class 66
1421:Services
1399:Aberdare
1391:Fernhill
1305:Aberdare
1255:Aberdare
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491:Fernhill
425:Aberdare
321:Show map
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3919:Ynyswen
3819:Cwmbach
3731:Cycling
3717:Fflecsi
3535:Gabalfa
3502:network
3419:Ty Glas
3394:Llandaf
3359:Coryton
3354:Cathays
3157:Cycling
3133:Fflecsi
2728:Gabalfa
2651:Newport
2636:Cwmbran
2616:Bargoed
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2575:Cathays
2563:Central
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2480:Maesteg
2458:Coryton
1395:Cwmbach
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1325:Cathays
1301:Cwmbach
1275:Valleys
1265:History
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1045:Coryton
1014:Cathays
992:Llandaf
447:Cwmbach
381:Hirwaun
275:⁄
158:Service
126:Termini
116:Cardiff
47:updated
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3738:NCR 4
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