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Rhondda line

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The Rhondda line is a commuter railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Treherbert. [1]

43 relations: Arriva Trains Wales, British Rail, British Rail Class 142, British Rail Class 150, Cardiff, Cardiff Central railway station, Cardiff city centre, Cathays, Dinas Rhondda, Double-track railway, Glossary of rail transport terms, List of railway stations in Cardiff, Llandaff, Llwynypia, Merthyr line, Merthyr Tydfil, National Rail, Network Rail, Passing loop, Pontypridd, Porth, Porth railway station, Radyr, Rhondda, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Single-track railway, South Wales, South Wales Main Line, Taff Vale Railway, Taff's Well, Ton Pentre, Tonypandy, Treforest, Trehafod, Treherbert, Treherbert railway station, Treorchy, Urban rail in the United Kingdom, Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes, Wales and Borders, Ynyswen, Ystrad Rhondda, Ystrad Rhondda railway station.

Arriva Trains Wales

Arriva Trains Wales (Trenau Arriva Cymru) (ATW) is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operates the Wales & Borders franchise.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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British Rail Class 142

The British Rail Class 142 is a class of Pacer diesel multiple-unit passenger trains used in the United Kingdom.

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British Rail Class 150

The British Rail Class 150 ''Sprinter'' diesel multiple-units (DMUs) were built by BREL York from 1984 to 1987. A total of 137 units were produced in three main subclasses, replacing many of the earlier first-generation "Heritage" DMUs.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital of, and largest city in, Wales, and the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom.

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Cardiff Central railway station

Cardiff Central railway station (Caerdydd Canolog) is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, United Kingdom and one of two hubs of the city's urban rail network.

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Cardiff city centre

Cardiff city centre (Canol Dinas Caerdydd) is the city centre and central business district of Cardiff, Wales.

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Cathays

Cathays (Y Waun Ddyfal) is a district and community in the centre of Cardiff, capital of Wales.

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Dinas Rhondda

Dinas is a village near Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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Double-track railway

A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.

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Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology.

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List of railway stations in Cardiff

This is a list of railway stations in Cardiff, the capital of Wales.

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Llandaff

Llandaff (Llandaf); from llan 'church' and Taf, is a district, community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales.

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Llwynypia

Llwynypia (Llwyn-y-pïa) is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Tonypandy in the Rhondda Fawr Valley.

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Merthyr line

The Merthyr line is a commuter railway line in South Wales from central Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare.

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Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful) is a large town in Wales, with a population of about 63,546, situated approximately north of Cardiff.

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National Rail

National Rail (NR) in the United Kingdom is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales.

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Network Rail

Network Rail is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the rail network in England, Scotland and Wales.

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Passing loop

A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.

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Pontypridd

Pontypridd often colloquially known as Ponty, is both a community and the county town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and is situated 12 miles (19 km) north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.

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Porth

Porth (Y Porth) is a town and a community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Valley and is regarded as the gateway to the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys because both valleys meet at Porth.

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Porth railway station

Porth railway station is a railway station serving the town of Porth in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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Radyr

Radyr (Radur) is an outer suburb of Cardiff, about northwest of Cardiff city centre.

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Rhondda

Rhondda, or the Rhondda Valley (Cwm Rhondda), is a former coal mining valley in Wales, formerly a local government district, consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda.

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Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rhondda Cynon Taf, or RCT, is a county borough in the south of Wales.

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Single-track railway

A single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track.

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South Wales

South Wales (De Cymru) is the region of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west.

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South Wales Main Line

The South Wales Main Line (Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain.

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Taff Vale Railway

The Taff Vale Railway (TVR) was a standard gauge railway in South Wales, built to serve the iron and coal industries around Merthyr, and to connect them with docks in Cardiff.

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Taff's Well

Taff's Well is a semi-rural village and community located to the North of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.

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Ton Pentre

Ton Pentre is a village in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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Tonypandy

Tonypandy is a town located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley.

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Treforest

Treforest (Trefforest) is a village in the southeast area of Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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Trehafod

Trehafod is a village and community in the Rhondda Valley between Porth and Pontypridd in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, although in administrative terms is split between the electoral division of Cymmer (Rhondda) to the West and Rhondda (Pontypridd) to the East.

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Treherbert

Treherbert is a village and community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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Treherbert railway station

Treherbert railway station is a railway station serving the village of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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Treorchy

Treorchy (Treorci) is a village in Wales, once a town, retaining the characteristics of a town.

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Urban rail in the United Kingdom

Urban rail, commuter rail, regional rail, or suburban rail plays a key role in public transport in many of the United Kingdom's major cities.

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Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes

Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes (Llwybrau Lleol y Cymoedd a Chaerdydd) (formerly Valley Lines) is the busy network of passenger suburban railway services radiating from Cardiff, Wales.

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Wales and Borders

Wales and Borders Trains was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by National Express that operated the Wales & Borders franchise from October 2001 until December 2003.

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Ynyswen

Ynyswen is a village in the community of Treorchy, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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Ystrad Rhondda

Ystrad (also known as Ystrad Rhondda or Ystrad-Rhondda) is a community and village in the Rhondda Fawr valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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Ystrad Rhondda railway station

Ystrad Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving Ystrad in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhondda_line

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