Train Stops Between Cardiff And Merthyr
Railway services between cardiff and the valleys are delayed due to a points failure at pontypridd.
Train stops between cardiff and merthyr. The average journey time between cardiff central and merthyr vale is 48 minutes. This takes trains from severn tunnel junction to gloucester from where they can rejoin the main line either by the golden valley line to swindon or the cross country route and reverse at bristol parkway. Due to a points failure at pontypridd south junction all trains between merthyr tydfil. The x43 service between merthyr and brecon does not accept national rail tickets.
The average train between cardiff and merthyr tydfil takes 56 min and the fastest train takes 54 min. These changes are not currently shown in the national rail enquiries. The average journey time between merthyr tydfil and cardiff central is 1 hour 2 minutes. There is an hourly train service from cardiff to merthyr tydfil.
Buy a merthyr tydfil plusbus ticket with your train ticket for discount priced unlimited bus travel around the town. Customers must purchase separate tickets for the bus and rail sections of their journey. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays. The line follows the rhondda line as far as pontypridd serving cathays llandaf radyr taff s well treforest and pontypridd.
The average journey time between cardiff central and merthyr tydfil is 1 hour 3 minutes. This is a list of railway stations in cardiff the capital of wales it only includes passenger heavy rail stations with timetabled services. If the line is closed between cardiff central and bridgend an alternative route exists along the vale of glamorgan line. It then divides at abercynon with separate branches to merthyr and aberdare up diverging valleys.
The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays. All 20 stations in cardiff are owned by network rail and managed by transport for wales which also operates all train services at these stations with the exception of cardiff central which is also served by crosscountry and great western railway. Use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays.
The merthyr branch serves quakers yard merthyr vale troed y rhiw pentre bach and merthyr tydfil. On an average weekday there are 30 trains travelling from merthyr tydfil to cardiff central. On an average weekday there are 31 trains travelling from cardiff central to merthyr tydfil.