- Coryton Line
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Coryton Line Overview Type Heavy Rail System National Rail Locale Cardiff Operation Owner Network Rail Technical No. of tracks Single track throughout Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (Standard gauge) Coryton Line LegendCoryton (closed Sundays) Whitchurch (closed Sundays) Rhiwbina (closed Sundays) Birchgrove (closed Sundays) Ty Glas (closed Sundays) Heath Low Level Rhymney Line Merthyr & Rhondda Line Cardiff Queen Street for Rhymney, Merthyr, Rhondda, Vale and Maesteg lines Cardiff Central for South Wales Main Line and Cardiff City Line
The Coryton Line is a commuter railway line in Cardiff from the city centre to Heath, Birchgrove, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton.The line is currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) as part of the Valley Lines network. ATW replaced the previous franchise, Wales & Borders Trains in December 2003. Rolling stock seen operating the line are normally class 143 or 142s. However due to the occasional shortages of rolling stock it has been known to see class 150s or even 158s operating services.
Services normally continue to Radyr via the City Line and then back towards Coryton.
See also
- List of railway stations in Cardiff
Railway lines in Wales InterCity lines Main lines Cardiff commuter lines Butetown Branch · City Line · Coryton Line · Maesteg Line · Merthyr Line · Rhondda Line · Rhymney Line · Vale of Glamorgan LineOther lines Borderlands Line · Cambrian Line · Conwy Valley Line · Ebbw Valley Railway · Heart of Wales Line · West Wales LineThis United Kingdom rail transport related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.