During the last few months, Transport for Wales (TfW) has increased the pace of engineering work on the Coryton line to prepare it for electrification in early November.

Electrification of the Coryton line will be a significant milestone in the South Wales Metro programme and allow new trains to be introduced on the line from next spring.

To prepare for the line’s electrification, it will need to be temporarily closed for two weeks from Monday, 7 to Sunday, 20 October.

Whilst the line is closed, there will be no train services from Coryton, Rhiwbina, Birchgrove, Ty Glas, or Heath Low Level.

The two-week closure will enable infrastructure teams to work during the day and reduce the need for nighttime working that may affect people living near the line.

It will also allow engineering teams to focus on most of the remaining electrification work.

The Coryton line will also be closed again from the end of October into early November, and full details of the closures are available on the Transport for Wales website.

Whilst the line is closed, Cardiff Bus will accept train tickets between Cardiff City Centre and Coryton.

Impact on Penarth services

• On Monday, 7 and Tuesday, 8 October, there will be no trains between Cardiff and Penarth.
• From Wednesday 9 to Sunday 20 October, there will be no trains between Coryton and Penarth, and services between Penarth, Cardiff, and Caerphilly to Penarth will be reduced to half-hourly with two services per hour.
• During the morning and evening peak hours from Wednesday, 9 to Friday, 11 October and Monday, 14 to Friday, 18 October, there will also be a half-hourly rail-replacement bus service.

Wales vs Montenegro football match on Monday, 14 October

• Evening services will operate on the Coryton line on Monday, 14 October
• More information about additional services can be found on the Transport for Wales events page.

More details about upcoming rail closures across the South Wales Valley lines can be found by clicking here.

Until this Friday, 4 October, journey planners may show trains as running during the closure period.

Transformation of the Core Valley Lines for the South Wales Metro will enable faster and more frequent services between Cardiff and the heads of the valleys.

The work is being part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.