Heart of Wales Line

A 121-mile request-stop ramble through empty Mid Wales, crossing the castle-like 13-arch Knucklas Viaduct where trains halt only if you flag them down.

Stations

1. 0 kmSwansea
2. 9 kmGowerton
3. 18 kmLlanelli
4. 22 kmBynea
5. 25 kmLlangennech
6. 29 kmPontarddulais
7. Show 23 more stations

   1. 37 kmPantyffynnon
   2. 39 kmAmmanford
   3. 41 kmLlandybie
   4. 48 kmFfairfach
   5. 49 kmLlandeilo
   6. 59 kmLlangadog
   7. 61 kmLlanwrda
   8. 67 kmLlandovery
   9. 75 kmCynghordy
   10. 81 kmSugar Loaf
   11. 86 kmLlanwrtyd
   12. 91 kmLlangammarch
   13. 94 kmGarth
   14. 99 kmCilmeri
   15. 103 kmBuilth Road
   16. 112 kmLlandrindod
   17. 117 kmPen-y-Bont
   18. 122 kmDolau
   19. 128 kmLlanbister Road
   20. 133 kmLlangynllo
   21. 139 kmKnucklas
   22. 143 kmKnighton
   23. 150 kmBucknell
8. 155 kmHopton Heath
9. 159 kmBroome
10. 163 kmCraven Arms
11. 175 kmChurch Stretton
12. 195 kmShrewsbury

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 287180 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.5% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 5 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3 km
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of train 39861
• 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 Heart of Wales Line?

The Heart of Wales Line runs 195 km from Swansea to Shrewsbury. It runs through Wales and England.

How long does the Heart of Wales Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h for the 195 km. That is an average of 49 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 95 km/h.

Who runs the Heart of Wales Line?

Transport for Wales, with Class 153 (150 as cover).

How old is the Heart of Wales Line?

The line has been in service since 1868. 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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