Coryton Line

Coryton Line
Coryton Line
	The terminus of the Coryton Line at Coryton railway station
Overview
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Cardiff
Termini	Cardiff Central railway station; Coryton railway station
Stations	8
Service
Type	Heavy Rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Transport for Wales
Technical
Line length	5 miles 37 chains (8.8 km)
Number of tracks	Single track covering 6 stations
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
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The Coryton Line is a commuter railway line in Cardiff from the city centre to Heath, Birchgrove, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton. It was originally opened as part of the main line of the Cardiff Railway.

The line is operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network. TfW replaced the previous franchise, Arriva Trains Wales in October 2018. Rolling stock seen operating the line are normally class 150s or even 158s operating services.

Services normally continue to Radyr via the City Line and then back towards Coryton.

Electrification of the Line[]

On 16 July 2012 plans to electrify the line were announced by the Government as part of a £9.4bn package of investment of the railways in England and Wales.^[2]

The announcement was made as an extension of the electrification of the South Wales Main Line from Cardiff to Swansea and the electrification of the south Wales Valley Lines at a total cost of £350 million. The investment will require new trains and should result in reduced journey times and cheaper maintenance of the network. Work was expected to start between 2014 and 2019, but has since been pushed back to between 2019 and 2024.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) [1989]. Bridge, Mike (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. maps 22 & 28B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.
^ "£9bn railway investment announced by coalition". BBC News. 16 July 2012.
^ "Rail electrification to Swansea and south Wales valleys welcomed". BBC News. 16 July 2012.
^ "Cardiff And Valleys Station Upgrades". Network Rail. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

External links[]

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[1] Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) [1989]. Bridge, Mike (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. maps 22 & 28B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.

[2] "£9bn railway investment announced by coalition". BBC News. 16 July 2012.

[3] "Rail electrification to Swansea and south Wales valleys welcomed". BBC News. 16 July 2012.

[4] "Cardiff And Valleys Station Upgrades". Network Rail. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

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v t Railway lines in Wales
InterCity lines	North Wales Coast Line South Wales Main Line
Main lines	Gloucester–Newport line Shrewsbury–Chester line Welsh Marches line
Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes	Butetown Branch City Line Coryton Line Ebbw Vale Line Maesteg Line Merthyr line Rhondda line Rhymney line Vale of Glamorgan Line
Other lines	Borderlands line Cambrian Line Conwy Valley line Heart of Wales line West Wales lines

v South Wales Metro
Organisations	South Wales Metro Transport for Wales Transport for Wales Rail Welsh Government
Main lines	Gloucester–Newport line South Wales Main Line Welsh Marches line
Metro lines	Butetown Cardiff City Coryton Ebbw Valley Maesteg Merthyr Rhondda Rhymney Vale of Glamorgan
Major rail stations	Barry Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Bay Central Queen Street Cathays List of railway stations in Cardiff Newport Pontypridd Treforest
Bus interchanges	Blackwood Bargoed Cardiff New (2023) 1954–2015 Cwmbran Ebbw Vale Merthyr Tydfil Newport
Bus operators	Bus transport in Cardiff Cardiff Bus First Cymru NAT Group Newport Bus Stagecoach South Wales
Proposed stations	Caerleon Flourish Cardiff Parkway Crwys Road Gabalfa Magor Newport West Newport West Central Llanwern Loudoun Square Treforest Estate (relocated)
Active travel	Bute Park Celtic Trail cycle route Cistercian Way Cycling in Cardiff Llandaff Fields National Cycle Network NCR 88 NCR 4 NCR 46 NCR 47 Roald Dahl Plass Sophia Gardens Taff Trail Usk Valley Walk Wales Coast Path

v t Transport in Cardiff
Motorways and A roads	M4 motorway European route E30 A48(M) motorway A48 road A470 road A469 road A4054 road A4119 road A4160 road A4161 road A4232 road
Pedestrian precincts and commercial streets	Bute Street Caroline Street Cathedral Road City Road Cowbridge Road East Cowbridge Road West St Mary Street & High Street Lloyd George Avenue Newport Road West Grove Womanby Street
Bus	Bus transport in Cardiff Cardiff Bus Baycar Capital City Green Capital City Red Iff card Cardiff Central bus station Cardiff Transport Interchange Fflecsi First Cymru NAT Group Stagecoach South Wales
Cycling	Cycling in Cardiff Taff Trail Lôn Las Cymru Ely Valley Trail NCR 88 Pont y Werin
Railway lines	Rail transport in Cardiff South Wales Main Line Valley lines ■ Butetown branch ■ City Line ■ Coryton Line ■ Maesteg Line ■ Merthyr line ■ Rhondda line ■ Rhymney line ■ Vale of Glamorgan Line
Railway operators	CrossCountry Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
Major railway stations	Cardiff Central Cardiff Queen Street
Other city railway stations	Birchgrove Cardiff Bay Cathays Coryton Danescourt Fairwater Grangetown Heath High Level Heath Low Level Lisvane & Thornhill Llandaf Llanishen Ninian Park Radyr Rhiwbina Ty Glas Waun-gron Park Whitchurch List of railway stations in Cardiff
Air	Cardiff Airport Cardiff Heliport
Water	Cardiff Bay Barrage Cardiff Waterbus River Taff River Ely Tiger Bay
Proposed transport network	South Wales Metro Proposed South Wales Metro stations in Cardiff Flourish Cardiff Parkway Crwys Road Gabalfa Loudoun Square

Coryton Line

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Electrification of the Line[]

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References[]

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