Classic route
South Wales Main Line
London → Swansea · England · Wales
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GWR’s flagship South Wales express; Hitachi bi-modes drop off the 25 kV wires west of Cardiff and switch to diesel for the last dash to Swansea.
Stations
- 0 kmLondon Paddington
- 58 kmReading
- 124 kmSwindon
- 179 kmBristol Parkway
- 214 kmNewport
- 233 kmCardiff Central
- 265 kmBridgend
- 285 kmPort Talbot Parkway
- 293 kmNeath
- 306 kmSwansea
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2832312 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of the scheduled train on this line
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the South Wales Main Line?
The South Wales Main Line runs 306 km from London to Swansea. It runs through England and Wales.
How long does the South Wales Main Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 45 min for the 306 km. That is an average of 111 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the South Wales Main Line?
Great Western Railway, with Class 800 IET.
How old is the South Wales Main Line?
The line has been in service since 1850. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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