Rhymney Line

The Rhymney Railway’s own valley, opened to passengers in March 1858: out of Cardiff through the Caerphilly tunnel under the mountain, then Ystrad Mynach and Bargoed to the head of the valley at Rhymney.

Stations

1. 0 kmGrangetown
2. 1 kmCardiff Queen Street
3. 5 kmHeath High Level
4. 7 kmLlanishen
5. 8 kmLisvane and Thornhill
6. 13 kmCaerphilly
7. Show 5 more stations

   1. 14 kmAber
   2. 17 kmLlanbradach
   3. 21 kmYstrad Mynach
   4. 23 kmHengoed
   5. 26 kmPengam
8. 28 kmBargoed
9. 30 kmBrithdir
10. 32 kmTir-Phil
11. 36 kmPontlottyn
12. 37 kmRhymney

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 287276 — 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 train 62141
• 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 Rhymney Line?

The Rhymney Line runs 37 km from Cardiff to Rhymney.

How long does the Rhymney Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h for the 37 km. That is an average of 37 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 96 km/h.

Who runs the Rhymney Line?

Transport for Wales, with TfW Class 231, 756 FLIRT.

How old is the Rhymney Line?

The line has been in service since 1858. 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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