December timetable change from Sunday 13 December – check before you travel

We’re introducing new timetables across our network from Sunday 13 December 2020.

Due to the current coronavirus situation and measures we’ve introduced to support social distancing, we continue to run a reduced service. From Sunday 13 December there’ll be some minor re-timings and amendments to services across the Transport for Wales network with more significant changes to our Monday – Saturday timetable on our Cardiff and Valleys network and to the Heart of Wales line where we have added extra services.

Our rail network is continuing to run reduced services due to coronavirus restrictions. If you intend travelling, please be a responsible traveller, follow our coronavirus Travel Safer advice and plan ahead.

Please check your journey plans before you travel here.

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Essential Travel Covid- 19 timetables for 25 January 2021

• Service overview of our December 2020 timetable from 13 December

  • Summary of local Cardiff and Valleys services Monday - Saturday from December 13
    Aberdare, Merthyr, Treherbert – Cardiff	One service per hour on each line
    Pontypridd - Cardiff	Two shuttle services per hour
    Rhymney - Cardiff	One service per hour
    Bargoed – Cardiff	Two service per hour, one which is from/to Rhymney
    Caerphilly - Cardiff	One shuttle service per hour
    City Line – Coryton line	One service per hour
    Cardiff Bay Shuttle	Two services per hour
    Cardiff – Bridgend via Vale of Glamorgan line	One service per hour
    Cardiff - Barry Island	Two services per hour, three trains total per hour from Barry town including Vale Of Glamorgan service
    Cardiff – Penarth	Two services per hour

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  • Summary of mainline Wales and Borders services Monday – Friday
    Chester – Liverpool Lime Street*	One service per two hours
    Cambrian line	One service per two hour service on Cambrian mainline and Cambrian Coast line
    Conwy Valley	Four return trips per day
    Shrewsbury – Birmingham *	Hourly service until 22.00
    Llanelli to Shrewsbury via the heart of Wales line	Increased to a Saturday level of service (four return trips per day).
    West Wales Carmarthen – Fishguard/Milford Haven/Pembroke Dock	Swansea – Pembroke services to terminate/originate at Carmarthen instead of Swansea. Two Fishguard Harbour return trips a day to connect with Ferry travel only.
    Manchester - Cardiff	Hourly service
    North Wales Coast *	Hourly peak service with a reduced frequency off peak service (one service every two hours).
    Chester - Manchester Airport	Hourly service as up until 21.30
    Wrexham General - Bidston	Hourly service however trains will continue not to call at Wrexham Central
    Crewe – Chester*	One service per hour for the majority of the day
    Ebbw Vale – Cardiff	Hourly service until 22.00
    Maesteg - Cardiff	Hourly service until 22.00
    Cheltenham – Cardiff*	A near hourly service to Gloucester, with some services extended to Cheltenham Spa.

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  • *Other operator services available

• Station closures - to help with social distancing until further notice

  • In order to maintain a safe distance between the conductor and customers, we need to be able to operate two train doors. Unfortunately due to the short platform length at these stations, this is not possible.
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  • Closed station	Closest alternative	Distance to closest alternative
    Llanaber*	Barmouth	2 ½ miles
    Llanbedr*	Pensarn	1 mile
    Llandanwg*	Pensarn	1 mile
    Tygwyn*	Talsarnau	1 ½ miles
    Abererch*	Penychain	2 ½ miles
    Conwy* **	Llandudno Junction	1 mile
    Valley*	Holyhead	3 ½ miles
    Llanfairpwll*	Bangor	4 ½ miles
    Gilfach Fargoed	Bargoed	1 mile
    Wrexham Central**	Wrexham General	½ miles
    Hopton Heath	Bucknell	3 miles

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  • *For alternative transport arrangements serving these stations phone 0333 3211 202
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  • ** Limited services stopping at this station
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  • A reduced service will also be in operation at Yorton and Prees stations as Manchester/Cardiff services will not be stopping at these stations due to the short platform length.  These stations will be serviced by the local Shrewsbury – Crewe shuttles only.

• Timetables

  • Due to some recent amendments – these timetables booklets will be updated in due course.

  • Please refer to journey planners on the TfW Rail app and this website for the most up to date timetables
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  • Bidston (Birkenhead) - Wrexham | Open as PDF
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  • Birmingham - Shrewsbury - Chester | Open as PDF 
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  • Birmingham - Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth - Pwllheli | Open as PDF
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  • Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno | Open as PDF
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  • Cardiff - Hereford - Shrewsbury - Crewe - Manchester | Open as PDF
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  • Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Bay | Open as PDF
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  • Coryton - Cardiff Central - Radyr | Open as PDF
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  • Ebbw Vale - Cardiff Central | Open as PDF
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  • Holyhead - Llandudno - Chester - Manchester | Open as PDF
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  • Maesteg - Cardiff Central - Newport - Cheltenham Spa | Open as PDF
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  • Rhymney Valley - Caerphilly - Cardiff Central - Penarth | Open as PDF
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  • Treherbert - Merthyr Tydfil - Aberdare - Cardiff - Barry - The Vale | Open as PDF
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  • West Wales - Swansea - Cardiff | Open as PDF

• You must wear a face covering on our trains unless you’re exempt. Guidance on wearing face coverings available here.
• Travel safer. Plan ahead. Reserve a place. Without a reservation, the train you want may already be full.
• You can find out before you travel which of our trains typically have plenty of space for social distancing and which ones may be full with our Capacity Checker.