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Welsh Marches line

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passenger services, the operator moves its Class 800 (formerly HST) empty rolling stock 05:50 and 06:33 in the morning, and 22:10 and 23:38 at night along the Hereford to Newport section of the line, where stock returns to the Bristol Parkway Stoke Gifford IET Depot.
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First Great Western formerly operated a limited service to Abergavenny as an extension of the service from London Paddington to Hereford, but this was withdrawn after just one year due to low usage.
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were closed and the Hereford Barton loop closed. The remaining Hereford station was renamed Hereford Station and retains its
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Clark, Rhodri (8–21 October 1997). "The North & West - The jewel in South Wales and West's crown".
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When the two railways arrived in the important market town of Hereford, the LNWR had already built
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The cities, towns and villages served by the routes are listed below from south to north:
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The line that exists today is the amalgamation of two lines, both with influence from the
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operates all passenger services on the line. Typically, there is an hourly service from
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currently closed in the very long section without an intermediate station between
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Allen, David (22 April – 5 May 1998). "Signalling the Marches Line".
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southwards. Additionally, local stopping services operate between
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The S&HR and the GWR agreed to build the 4629:Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line 5736: 5488: 5071: 4772: 4518: 4216: 447: 211:17 (Newport to Crewe) 15 (Newport to Chester) 8: 6054:Railway lines in the West Midlands (region) 4624:Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line 5743: 5729: 5721: 5495: 5481: 5473: 5078: 5064: 5056: 4823: 4779: 4765: 4757: 4525: 4511: 4503: 4223: 4209: 4201: 479: 454: 440: 402:. Through services from south-west Wales, 299: 3949:While the Marches line does not form any 3618:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 3604:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 3941:The line is very popular for railtours. 4114: 3994: 2850: 2842: 2814: 2806: 437: 301: 2581: 2573: 576: 568: 122: 4013: 4001: 2832: 2824: 658: 650: 558: 550: 7: 4736:Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway 2632: 2624: 640: 632: 414:(hourly in each direction) and from 378:and thence (by some definitions) to 47:adding citations to reliable sources 6089:Railway lines in North West England 5040:Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway 386:. 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753: 732: 731: 706: 705: 698: 697: 690: 689: 671:Crewe–Derby line 661: 660: 653: 652: 643: 642: 635: 634: 619: 606: 605: 579: 578: 571: 570: 561: 560: 553: 552: 525: 524: 518: 517: 492: 491: 480: 456: 449: 442: 433: 314: 300: 286: 280: 276: 274: 273: 269: 266: 244:Number of tracks 135: 123: 114: 107: 103: 100: 94: 92: 51: 27: 19: 6119: 6118: 6114: 6113: 6112: 6110: 6109: 6108: 6039: 6038: 6029: 6027: 6023: 6020: 6015: 6012: 6010: 6008: 6007: 6005: 6000: 5990: 5988: 5976: 5968: 5945: 5917: 5879: 5861: 5840: 5824: 5803: 5794: 5755: 5749: 5719: 5714: 5693: 5662: 5636: 5603: 5594:Stagecoach West 5577: 5568: 5507: 5501: 5471: 5466: 5456: 5454: 5442: 5434: 5416: 5400: 5374: 5365:Usk Valley Walk 5348: 5317: 5241: 5204: 5153: 5144: 5112:A48(M) motorway 5090: 5084: 5054: 5049: 5014: 4903: 4815: 4806: 4790: 4785: 4755: 4750: 4724: 4698: 4659:Cross-City Line 4612: 4571: 4562: 4536: 4531: 4501: 4496: 4486: 4484: 4472: 4464: 4455:Premier Service 4443: 4395: 4385: 4384: 4374: 4373: 4363: 4362: 4352: 4351: 4341: 4340: 4330: 4329: 4319: 4318: 4308: 4307: 4302:Butetown Branch 4297: 4296: 4288: 4281: 4255: 4239:InterCity lines 4234: 4229: 4197: 4183: 4174: 4160: 4151: 4141: 4132: 4122: 4113: 4082: 4055: 4052: 4050:Further reading 4042: 4029: 4026: 4021: 4020: 4012: 4008: 4000: 3996: 3991: 3982:Cheshire portal 3980: 3973: 3963: 3947: 3896:Cardiff Central 3885: 3762:Church Stretton 3675: 3645:Midland Railway 3637:Hereford Barton 3610: 3602:Main articles: 3600: 3571: 3560: 3538: 3523: 3514: 3507: 3500: 3485: 3458: 3451: 3444: 3429: 3420: 3413: 3406: 3384: 3362: 3340: 3325: 3314: 3307: 3285: 3263: 3241: 3226: 3214: 3207: 3185: 3163: 3148: 3122: 3115: 3093: 3071: 3049: 3034: 3008: 3001: 2979: 2957: 2935: 2920: 2895: 2880: 2855: 2854: 2847: 2846: 2837: 2836: 2829: 2828: 2819: 2818: 2811: 2810: 2786: 2771: 2760: 2753: 2731: 2709: 2694: 2668: 2661: 2646: 2637: 2636: 2629: 2628: 2619: 2612: 2593: 2586: 2585: 2578: 2577: 2568: 2553: 2544: 2537: 2521:Hereford Barton 2515: 2508: 2486: 2479: 2464: 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519: 504: 493: 474: 465: 464: 460: 318:Click to expand 315: 305: 291:Operating speed 282: 278: 271: 267: 264: 262: 261:4 ft  260: 203: 186: 145: 115: 104: 98: 95: 52: 50: 40: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 6117: 6115: 6107: 6106: 6101: 6096: 6091: 6086: 6081: 6076: 6071: 6066: 6061: 6056: 6051: 6041: 6040: 6002: 6001: 5999: 5998: 5986: 5973: 5970: 5969: 5967: 5966: 5961: 5955: 5953: 5947: 5946: 5944: 5943: 5941:Cistercian Way 5938: 5933: 5927: 5925: 5919: 5918: 5916: 5915: 5910: 5905: 5900: 5895: 5889: 5887: 5881: 5880: 5878: 5877: 5871: 5869: 5863: 5862: 5860: 5859: 5854: 5848: 5846: 5842: 5841: 5839: 5838: 5832: 5830: 5826: 5825: 5823: 5822: 5817: 5811: 5809: 5805: 5804: 5797: 5795: 5793: 5792: 5785: 5778: 5771: 5763: 5761: 5757: 5756: 5750: 5748: 5747: 5740: 5733: 5725: 5716: 5715: 5713: 5712: 5707: 5701: 5699: 5695: 5694: 5692: 5691: 5686: 5681: 5676: 5670: 5668: 5664: 5663: 5661: 5660: 5655: 5650: 5644: 5642: 5638: 5637: 5635: 5634: 5629: 5624: 5619: 5613: 5611: 5605: 5604: 5602: 5601: 5596: 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462: 461: 459: 458: 451: 444: 436: 390:to north-west 350:in south-east 340:Llinell y Mers 326: 325: 322: 321: 307: 306: 303: 296: 295: 292: 288: 287: 284:standard gauge 258: 252: 251: 245: 241: 240: 237: 233: 232: 228: 227: 222: 218: 217: 213: 212: 209: 205: 204: 202: 201: 198: 194: 192: 188: 187: 185: 184: 179: 174: 168: 166: 162: 161: 156: 152: 151: 147: 146: 136: 128: 127: 117: 116: 31: 29: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6116: 6105: 6102: 6100: 6097: 6095: 6092: 6090: 6087: 6085: 6082: 6080: 6077: 6075: 6072: 6070: 6067: 6065: 6062: 6060: 6057: 6055: 6052: 6050: 6047: 6046: 6044: 6037: 6034: 5997: 5987: 5985: 5980: 5975: 5974: 5971: 5965: 5962: 5960: 5957: 5956: 5954: 5952: 5948: 5942: 5939: 5937: 5934: 5932: 5929: 5928: 5926: 5924: 5920: 5914: 5911: 5909: 5906: 5904: 5901: 5899: 5896: 5894: 5891: 5890: 5888: 5886: 5882: 5876: 5873: 5872: 5870: 5868: 5864: 5858: 5855: 5853: 5850: 5849: 5847: 5843: 5837: 5834: 5833: 5831: 5829:Railway lines 5827: 5821: 5818: 5816: 5813: 5812: 5810: 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