Cardiff City Line

Cardiff City Line
Overview
Type	Heavy Rail
System	National Rail
Locale	Cardiff
Operation
Opened	1987
Owner	Network Rail
Technical
No. of tracks	Double track throughout
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (Standard gauge)

Cardiff City Line
Legend Merthyr & Rhondda Line to Pontypridd Radyr Merthyr & Rhondda Line to Cardiff Central Danescourt (closed Sundays) Fairwater (closed Sundays) Waun-Gron Park (closed Sundays) Ninian Park (closed Sundays) Cardiff Central

The City Line is a commuter railway line in Cardiff that runs from Coryton to Radyr via Cardiff Central. Regular passenger services on this route started in 1987. Passenger trains run from Monday to Saturday. The line is also used as a diversionary route for trains to Merthyr, Aberdare and Treherbet when the line between Cardiff Queen Street and Radyr is closed for engineering work. Past services on the line saw shuttle services over the line to Pontypridd and beyond with one stop at Ninian Park.

The stations served by the line are listed below:

• Radyr
• Danescourt
• Fairwater
• Waun-Gron Park
• Ninian Park
• Cardiff Central
• Cardiff Queen Street

Services normally continue to Coryton via the Coryton Line.

The line is currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) as part of the former Valley Lines network. ATW replaced the previous franchise Wales & Borders Trains in December 2003. Some freight services also use the line.

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff