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🚈Cardiff Central to Queen St - UPDATE
❌Service Disruptions up until Sunday the 27th❌

TFW statement below
April 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
❌Cardiff Central to Queen St Bridge❌
Remains Closed on the 22nd

NO RAIL SERVICE
🔴 Cathays & Llandaf
🔴 Rhymney Line

Ammended to start/end from Central
🟠 Coryton diverted to Bay
🟠 Merthyr via City line (n/s)
🟠 Treherbert via City line (n/s)
🟠 Penarth 1tph
🟠 Barry 3tph
🟠 VoG 1tph
April 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
❌Mainline Services @ Cardiff 🚉
21st April

CrossCountry
🔴 Services are suspended between Newport & Cardiff Central

GWR
🟠 Services between Bristol & Cardiff Central may terminate and start back @ Newport

TFW
🟠 Expect delays & cancellations to Ebbw Vale, Cheltenham & Shrewsbury
April 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
❌Cardiff Central to Queen St ❌
Remains Closed on the 21st

NO RAIL SERVICE
🔴 Cathays & Llandaf
🔴 Rhymney Line
🔴 Cardiff Bay
🔴 Coryton line

Ammended to start/end from Central
🟠 Merthyr via City line (n/s)
🟠 Treherbert via City line (n/s)
🟠 Penarth 1tph
🟠 Barry 3tph
🟠 VoG 1tph
April 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
👷City Line Works👷‍♀️
24th - 26th Feb

No Service
🔴City Line
🔴Penarth↔️Caerphilly

Service Changes
🟠Penarth↔️Coryton (1tph rather than 2tph)
🟠Pontypridd↔️Bay to operate Queen St↔️Bay

Rail Replacement
NONE

Cardiff Bus
🚍City Line (61, 62, 63)
February 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🚉Ynyswen Station UPDATE

I've just received confirmation that the reopening of Ynyswen Station has been pushed back again to Autumn 2024.
I had heard rhymers works had stopped and it appears that was correct.

It looks like works will restart in April
(Just after 5th April I bet😉)
January 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
MAP UPDATE
The map now shows NEW stations that have planning permission.

🚉Butetown - late 24 / Early 25
🚉Crwys Road - late 26 / Early 27
🚉Cardiff Parkway - ??

Plus Re-openings
🚉Ynyswen - Autumn 25

*Opening dates are based on the latest publicly available information
January 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🚄CLASS 231 FLIRT
TFW Board minutes just released indicate the class 231 FLIRTS will be converted to Hybrid allowing them to use Overhead Line Equipment.

Currently, the Diesel-Electric units must be powered by the diesel engines in the middle "Power Pack" car.
January 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
💳TFW PAYG NOW FULLY OPEN💳

Fares are based on the Number of Zone Used with mileage considered if less than 2 Zones
1⃣£1.60 to £2.60*
2⃣£1.60 to £2.90*
3⃣£3.20
4⃣£3.50
5⃣£3.80
6⃣£4.10 (Max)

*Adjustment
<3 Miles £1.60
3 to 6.5 miles £2.10
6.5 to 15 miles £2.60
15> miles £2.90
January 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Cardiff Bus to
🚍Coryton (21,23 & 27)
🚍Penarth (92,93,94)
🚍Bay (Baycar)

Full Details
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January 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
👷Queen St &⚡️Works👷
31st Jan - 2nd Feb

NO Service to
🔴Rhymney
🔴Coryton
🔴Penarth (Rail service on 2nd)
🔴Bay
🔴Radyr <> Central (via Q. St)

Rail Replacement to
🚌Rhymney
🚌Penarth
🚌Bay
🚌Radyr <> Central (via Q. St)

Service Changes
🟠Merthyr/Treherbert via City Line
January 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM