RouteCardiff and Merthyr Line
SectionCardiff Bay to Merthyr Tydfil
MapsCAM Interactive  •  Local: Cardiff (East) , Cardiff , Heath , Radyr , Pontypridd , Abercynon , Mountain Ash , Merthyr Tydfil
ELR Extent0M -047y to 24M 1332y  •  24.784 miles  •  39.885 km
Measured 39.900 km (+15 m, relative to reported extent)
Track ID Extents☐ 0M -047y to 0M 0066y • 0.064 miles • 0.103 km
☒ 0M 0066y to 24M 1031y • 24.548 miles • 39.507 km
☐ 24M 1031y to 24M 1332y • 0.171 miles • 0.275 km
NeighboursABD , CAR , CEJ , RAD , SWM2 , THT , VON
NR Region🟧  Wales & Western
LOR🟠  GW830  Merthyr Tydfil to Barry Island (via Cardiff Queen St)
🟠  GW839  Queen Street South Jn to Cardiff Bay
TRACKmaps🟠  Western & Wales
Urban AreasCardiff, Merthyr Tydfil

 Administrative Areas and Nearest Places 

 

FromToCountryAdministrative Area
<06 ●WalesCardiff
6 ●18 ●WalesRhondda, Cynon, Taff
18 ●24 ●●●WalesMerthyr Tydfil

 

FromToNearest PlaceDistrict / CountyProximity
<00Atlantic WharfCardiffNear → Distant
00ButetownCardiffNear
00 ●Atlantic WharfCardiffNear
0 ●0 ●●ButetownCardiffNear → Distant
0 ●●0 ●●●CardiffCardiffNear → Distant
0 ●●●1 ●AdamsdownCardiffNear
1 ●1 ●●●Cathays ParkCardiffAdjacent → Distant
1 ●●●2 ●BlackweirCardiffAdjacent → Distant
2 ●3MaindyCardiffAdjacent → Remote
33 ●●●GabalfaCardiffNear → Remote
3 ●●●4 ●●Llandaff NorthCardiffDistant → Remote
4 ●●5 ●●RadyrCardiffNear → Remote
5 ●●6Forest FarmCardiffNear → Distant
66 ●●MorganstownCardiffNear → Distant
6 ●●6 ●●●TongwynlaisCardiffNear → Distant
6 ●●●7 ●●●Taff’s WellRhondda Cynon TafAdjacent → Remote
7 ●●●8Gwaelod-y-garthCardiffNear → Distant
88 ●Glan-y-llynRhondda Cynon TafNear → Distant
8 ●9 ●NantgarwRhondda Cynon TafNear → Remote
9 ●10Upper BoatRhondda Cynon TafDistant → Remote
1010 ●●●HawthornRhondda Cynon TafDistant → Remote
10 ●●●11RhydyfelinRhondda Cynon TafRemote
1112TreforestRhondda Cynon TafNear → Remote
1212 ●●GlyntaffRhondda Cynon TafNear → Distant
12 ●●12 ●●●PontypriddRhondda Cynon TafNear → Distant
12 ●●●12 ●●●GraigRhondda Cynon TafNear
12 ●●●13 ●PontypriddRhondda Cynon TafAdjacent → Near
13 ●13 ●●●TrallwnRhondda Cynon TafNear
13 ●●●14 ●Coed-Pen-MaenRhondda Cynon TafNear
14 ●14 ●●Pont-Siôn-NortonRhondda Cynon TafNear → Distant
14 ●●14 ●●●CilfynyddRhondda Cynon TafDistant
14 ●●●15 ●●Coed y CwmRhondda Cynon TafAdjacent → Distant
15 ●●16 ●CarnetownRhondda Cynon TafAdjacent → Distant
16 ●17AbercynonRhondda Cynon TafNear → Remote
1717 ●●Goitre CoedMerthyr TydfilNear → Remote
17 ●●19EdwardsvilleMerthyr TydfilNear → Remote
1920 ●Merthyr ValeMerthyr TydfilAdjacent → Remote
20 ●21AberfanMerthyr TydfilNear → Remote
2122 ●TroedyrhiwMerthyr TydfilAdjacent → Remote
22 ●22 ●●●PentrebachMerthyr TydfilNear → Distant
22 ●●●23 ●AbercanaidMerthyr TydfilNear → Distant
23 ●23 ●●●Upper AbercanaidMerthyr TydfilNear → Distant
23 ●●●24Rhyd-y-carMerthyr TydfilNear → Distant
2424 ●●Cae-drawMerthyr TydfilAdjacent → Near
24 ●●24 ●●Thomas TownMerthyr TydfilAdjacent → Near
24 ●●24 ●●●Merthyr TydfilMerthyr TydfilAdjacent
 

MilepostPrincipal Features (More…)Connections
0CARDIFF BAY
0 ●●●Queen Street South JnCEJ
1CARDIFF QUEEN STREET
1Queen Street North JnCAR
1 ●●●CATHAYS
4 ●LLANDAFF
5 ●Radyr JnRAD
5 ●RADYR
7 ●TAFFS WELL
9 ●●TREFOREST ESTATE
11 ●●●TREFOREST
12 ●●●PONTYPRIDD
13Pontypridd North JnTHT
16 ●ABERCYNON
16 ●Abercynon JnABD
17 ●●●QUAKERS YARD
19 ●●●MERTHYR VALE
21 ●●●TROED-Y-RHIW
23PENTREBACH
24 ●●MERTHYR TYDFIL