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{{short description|Urban rail line in Cardiff, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
{{Update|date=April 2022|reason=It needs more explanation of the South Wales Metro and corresponding changes to the line}}{{Refimprove|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name                            = Coryton Line
| image                           = Overlooking Coryton Station from Overbridge.jpg
| caption                         = The terminus of the Coryton Line at [[Coryton railway station, Cardiff|Coryton railway station]]
| type = Urban rail
| system                          = [[National Rail]]
| locale                          = [[Cardiff]]
| start                           = [[Cardiff Central railway station]]
| end                             = [[Coryton railway station, Cardiff|Coryton railway station]]
| stations                        = 8
| open                            = 
| owner                           = [[Transport for Wales]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impact of Core Valley Lines divestment on the Wales & Western region |url=https://www.orr.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-09/divestment-of-core-valley-lines-in-the-wales-and-western-region-2020-07-15.pdf |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=orr.gov.uk}}</ref>
| operator                        = [[Transport for Wales Rail]]
| character                       = 
| stock                           = {{ubl|[[British Rail Class 150|Class 150]] [[diesel multiple unit|DMUs]]|[[British Rail Class 153|Class 153]] DMUs}}
| linelength                      = {{convert|5|mi|37|chain|km|lk=in}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yonge |first1=John |last2=Padgett |first2=David |editor-last=Bridge |editor-first=Mike |title=Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western |edition=5th |date=August 2010 |orig-year=1989 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=978-0-9549866-6-7 |at=maps 22 & 28B }}</ref>
| tracks                          = [[Single track (rail)|Single track]] covering 6 stations
| gauge                           = {{track gauge|uksg|allk=on}}
| electrification                 = [[25 kV AC|25 kV 50 hz AC]] [[Overhead line|OLE]] (Discontinuous)
| old_gauge                       = 
| speed                           = 
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The '''Coryton Line''' is an [[Urban rail in the United Kingdom|urban rail line]] in [[Cardiff]] that starts from the [[Cardiff city centre|city centre]] to [[Heath, Cardiff|Heath]], [[Birchgrove, Cardiff|Birchgrove]], [[Rhiwbina]], [[Whitchurch, Cardiff|Whitchurch]] and [[Coryton, Cardiff|Coryton]].  It was originally opened as part of the main line of the [[Cardiff Railway]].

The line is operated by [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]] as part of the [[Valley Lines]] network. TfW replaced the previous franchise, [[Arriva Trains Wales]] in October 2018. Rolling stock seen operating the line are normally [[British Rail Class 153|class 153s]], or [[British Rail Class 150|class 150s]].

Services normally continue to [[Penarth railway station|Penarth]].

==Electrification of the Line==
On 16 July 2012 plans to electrify the line were announced by the Government as part of a £9.4bn package of investment of the railways in England and Wales.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18851907| title=£9bn railway investment announced by coalition| website=BBC News| date=16 July 2012}}</ref>

The announcement was made as an extension of the electrification of the [[South Wales Main Line]] from Cardiff to Swansea and the electrification of the south Wales [[Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes|Valley Lines]] at a total cost of £350 million. The investment will require new trains and should result in reduced journey times and cheaper maintenance of the network. Work was expected to start between 2014 and 2019, but was then pushed back to between 2019 and 2024.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18852955| title=Rail electrification to Swansea and south Wales valleys welcomed| website=BBC News| date=16 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/wales/cardiff-and-valleys/| title=Cardiff And Valleys Station Upgrades| website=Network Rail| date=16 May 2018| access-date=16 May 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517010051/https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/wales/cardiff-and-valleys/| archive-date=17 May 2018| url-status=dead}}</ref>

As part of Welsh Government's [[South Wales Metro]] this line has been taken over,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impact of Core Valley Lines divestment on the Wales & Western region |url=https://www.orr.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-09/divestment-of-core-valley-lines-in-the-wales-and-western-region-2020-07-15.pdf |url-status= |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=orr.gov.uk}}</ref> and has been electrified<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transformation of the Coryton and Lower Rhymney lines {{!}} Transport for Wales |url=https://tfw.wales/projects/metro/south-wales-metro/coryton-rhymney-line-transformation |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=tfw.wales |language=en}}</ref> in preparation for new [[British Rail Class 756|Class 756]] rolling stock.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transport for Wales: meet the fleet |url=https://railcolornews.com/2019/12/04/uk-transport-for-wales-meet-the-fleet/#:~:text=Stadler%20will%20also%20build%20Stadler%20Flirt%20TMUs%20(tri%2Dmode%20multiple%20units%3A%20diesel%2C%20overhead%20electric%2C%20battery%20electric)%20for%20the%20Rhymney%2C%20Coryton%2C%20and%20Vale%20of%20Glamorgan%20lines.%20These%20will%20be%20known%20as%20Class%20756s. |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=Railcolornews}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of railway stations in Cardiff]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{commons category-inline|Coryton Line}}
{{Railway lines in Wales}}
{{South Wales Metro}}
{{Transport in Cardiff}}

[[Category:Rail transport in Cardiff]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Wales]]
[[Category:Standard gauge railways in Wales]]


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