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The Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway was built to bring the coal output of the Aberdare and Rhondda valleys directly to Alexandra Docks at Newport.. It was a little over 5 miles (8 km) in length, running from Pontypridd to a junction near Caerphilly; from there to Newport existing allied railways conveyed the mineral trains.
Before the June 2024 train timetable changes, Services had run between: Bridgend/Barry Island and Merthyr Tydfil/Aberdare – incorporating the Vale of Glamorgan and Merthyr/Aberdare Lines; Penarth and Rhymney/Bargoed – incorporating the Vale of Glamorgan and Rhymney Lines; Radyr and Coryton – incorporating the City and Coryton Lines
Caerphilly railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf reilffordd Caerffili) is a railway station serving the town of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network. The station is located at Station Road in the south of the town. Facilities include a small shop and a ticket kiosk.
If a railway could be built from Pontypridd to Newport, the coalfield there could use Newport Docks as an alternative. The Brecon and Merthyr Railway had by this time built a line between Caerphilly and Newport, and the gap from Pontypridd to Caerphilly was only 5 miles. The result was a proposal for a line connecting Pontypridd and Newport ...
Energlyn & Churchill Park railway station (Welsh: Eneu'r-glyn a Pharc Churchill) is a railway station in Caerphilly, Wales, on the Rhymney Line. The northbound platform is in the Energlyn suburb of Caerphilly, whilst the southbound platform is in Churchill Park. The station is between Llanbradach and Aber.
The Ebbw Valley Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Cwm Ebwy) is a branch line of the South Wales Main Line in South Wales. Transport for Wales Rail provides an hourly passenger service each way between Ebbw Vale Town and Cardiff Central, and an hourly service each way between Ebbw Vale Town and Newport.
Aber railway station is a railway station serving the town of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (13.3 km) north of Cardiff Central on the Valley Lines network. The station is located in the Bondfield Park and Trecenydd areas of Caerphilly.
Before timetable changes on the 2nd June, they then travelled beyond to Bargoed, and hourly through to Rhymney northbound and Penarth southbound. [2] Following these changes, however, trains now run to Caerphilly and Coryton, flipping between destinations with each train. [3] On Monday to Saturday evenings, there are two trains per hour.