Classic route
Vale of Glamorgan Line
Cardiff → Bridgend · Wales
Vale of Glamorgan Line in pictures
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- Distance
- 43 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h
- Average speed
- 43 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
- Operator
- Transport for Wales
- Train
- TfW Class 231 FLIRT
- Countries
- Wales
- In service since
- 2005
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The coast road to Bridgend: through Barry and out along the Glamorgan shore past Rhoose, where the airport is, and Llantwit Major. Passenger trains stopped in June 1964 and returned in June 2005 with two new stations.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 20609650 — 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 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of train 44086
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Vale of Glamorgan Line?
The Vale of Glamorgan Line runs 43 km from Cardiff to Bridgend.
How long does the Vale of Glamorgan Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h for the 43 km. That is an average of 43 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Vale of Glamorgan Line?
Transport for Wales, with TfW Class 231 FLIRT.
How old is the Vale of Glamorgan Line?
The line has been in service since 2005. 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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