Extreme Weather Update: Major progress made by Network Rail. Passengers thanked

Published on : Saturday, February 22, 2020

Network Rail has made substantial progress in repairing the railway network across the Wales and Borders route following Storm Ciara, Storm Dennis and additional rainfall this week.

 

With the Abergavenny to Hereford line scheduled to reopen tomorrow (Saturday 22), ahead of the Wales V France game, the only other affected lines is the line between Abercynon and Aberdare, with partial reopening due on Monday morning, and the Conwy Valley Line in north Wales. All other closed lines have now reopened.

 

Transport for Wales is publicising bus replacement services they are operating on affected lines.

 

As of 1430 (2.30pm) on Friday 21 February, the affected lines include:

 

• Abergavenny – Hereford: Closed. Due to reopen 0400 (4am) Saturday
• Aberdare Line: Closed. Due to reopen (Abercynon – Mountain Ash) 0500 (5am) Monday (Mountain Ash – Aberdare tbc)
• Conwy Valley Line: Closed. More information next week

 

Reopened lines this week:

 

• Ebbw Vale Line: Reopened
• Treherbert Line: Reopened
• Heart of Wales Line: Reopened
• Shrewsbury – Machynlleth (Cambrian Line): Reopened
• Machynlleth – Aberystwyth (Cambrian Line): Reopened
• Machynlleth – Pwllheli (Cambrian Line): Reopened
• Heart of Wales Line: Reopened
• Merthyr Line (Pontypridd – Merthyr): Reopened
• Rhymney Line (Bargoed – Rhymney): Reopened

 

Source:- Network Rail

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