Trains between Cardiff and Rhymney will be disrupted until the end of 2023, Transport for Wales has confirmed. The service will be affected on five evenings every week for the rest of the year as work continues on the construction of the new South Wales Metro.
The track will be closed from approximately 8pm every Sunday, Monday, Tuesdays Wednesday and Thursday while the work takes place. Several services will instead be run using rail replacement buses on each of these days until the end of the year.
The Metro project, which is now set to be finished in 2024, involves involves the electrification of the core Valley lines (from Treherbert, Aberdare, Merthyr and Rhymney into Cardiff), as well as the Coryton and city lines through the capital down to Cardiff Bay. Get the latest traffic and travel news from WalesOnline sent straight to your inbox for free by signing up to our newsletter.
