| Route | Vale of Neath Line |
| Section | former Penallta Jn to Burrows Jn |
| Remarks | Disused in central portion |
| Maps | Interactive: VON • Minimaps: Ystrad Mynach , Abercynon , Mountain Ash , Cwmbach , Cwmgwrach , Neath , Briton Ferry , Swansea (East) |
| ELR Extent | 12M 0827y to 47M 0488y • 34.807 miles • 56.017 km ⓘ |
| Track ID Extents | ☐ 12M 0827y to 12M 0880y • 0.030 miles • 0.048 km |
| ☒ 12M 0880y to 13M 0792y • 0.950 miles • 1.529 km | |
| ☐ 13M 0792y to 20M 1495y • 7.399 miles • 11.908 km | |
| ☒ 20M 1495y to 27M 0328y • 6.337 miles • 10.198 km | |
| ☐ 27M 0328y to 32M 1749y • 5.807 miles • 9.346 km | |
| ☒ 32M 1749y to 46M 1480y • 13.847 miles • 22.285 km | |
| ☐ 46M 1480y to 47M 0488y • 0.436 miles • 0.702 km | |
| Neighbours | ALK , APG , CAM , DAN , JER , NAB , PTA , RSB , SDI1 , SKD , SWM2 , TBD |
| NR Region | 🟧 Wales & Western |
| TRACKmaps | 🟠 Western & Wales |
| LOR | 🟠 GW820 Cwmbargoed to Ystrad Mynach South Jn 🟠 GW834 Hirwaun to Abercynon 🟠 GW892 Cwmgwrach to Burrows Sidings |
| Milepost | Feature | Connections |
|---|---|---|
| 12 ● | former Penallta Jn | PTA |
| 13 ● | former Taff Bargoed Branch Jn | TBD |
| 20 ●●● | former Cwmbach Jn | ALK |
| 20 ●●● | CWMBACH | |
| 22 ● | ABERDARE (ARRIVAL) | |
| 22 ● | ABERDARE | |
| 33 | former Aberpergwm Branch Jn | APG |
| 41 | Neath & Brecon Jn | NAB |
| 44 | Jersey Marine Jn South | JER , RSB |
| 46 ●●● | Burrows Jn | DAN , SKD |
| From | To | Nearest Place | District / County | Proximity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 ● | 13 ●●● | Nelson | Caerphilly | Near → Remote |
| 13 ●●● | 14 | Pentwyn Berthlŵyd | Merthyr Tydfil | Distant → Remote |
| 14 | 14 ●● | Trelewis | Merthyr Tydfil | Near → Distant |
| 14 ●● | 15 | Treharris | Merthyr Tydfil | Adjacent → Near |
| 15 | 15 | Goitre Coed | Merthyr Tydfil | Distant |
| 15 | 16 ● | Edwardsville | Merthyr Tydfil | Near → Remote |
| 16 ● | 16 ●●● | Bryntirion | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Near → Remote |
| 16 ●●● | 17 | Tyntetown | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Near → Distant |
| 17 | 17 ●●● | Penrhiwceiber | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Near → Distant |
| 17 ●●● | 18 ●● | Miskin | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Near → Distant |
| 18 ●● | 18 ●● | Darranlas | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Distant |
| 18 ●● | 19 | Mountain Ash | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Adjacent → Near |
| 19 | 19 | Caegarw | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Near |
| 19 | 19 ●● | Cwmpennar | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Near |
| 19 ●● | 20 | Glenboi | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Near → Distant |
| 20 | 20 ●● | Abercwmboi | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Distant → Remote |
| 20 ●● | 21 ●● | Cwmbâch | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Distant → Remote |
| 21 ●● | 21 ●●● | Aberaman | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Distant → Remote |
| 21 ●●● | 22 | Abernant | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Distant → Remote |
| 22 | 22 ●● | Aberdare | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Near → Distant |
| 22 ●● | 23 | Robertstown | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Adjacent → Near |
| 23 | 23 ●● | Trecynon | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Near → Distant |
| 23 ●● | 24 ● | Llwydcoed | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Near → Remote |
| 24 ● | 24 ●●● | Penywaun | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Remote |
| 24 ●●● | 26 ●● | Hirwaun | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Adjacent → Remote |
| 26 ●● | 28 | Twyn Bryn-hîr | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Distant → Remote |
| 28 | 29 ● | Cefn Rhigos | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Distant → Remote |
| 29 ● | 30 ●● | Pontneddfechan | Powys | Near → Remote |
| 30 ●● | 31 ●● | Glyn-neath | Neath Port Talbot | Near → Remote |
| 31 ●● | 31 ●●● | Morfa Glas | Neath Port Talbot | Distant |
| 31 ●●● | 32 ● | Blaengwrach | Neath Port Talbot | Adjacent → Distant |
| 32 ● | 33 | Cwmgwrach | Neath Port Talbot | Near → Remote |
| 33 | 34 ● | Pentreclwydau | Neath Port Talbot | Distant → Remote |
| 34 ● | 35 ●● | Resolven | Neath Port Talbot | Near → Remote |
| 35 ●● | 36 ●●● | Melincourt | Neath Port Talbot | Adjacent → Remote |
| 36 ●●● | 38 ● | Clyne | Neath Port Talbot | Adjacent → Remote |
| 38 ● | 38 ●● | Tonna | Neath Port Talbot | Remote |
| 38 ●● | 38 ●●● | Aberdulais | Neath Port Talbot | Remote |
| 38 ●●● | 38 ●●● | Tonna | Neath Port Talbot | Remote |
| 38 ●●● | 39 ●● | Aberdulais | Neath Port Talbot | Near → Remote |
| 39 ●● | 40 | Tonna | Neath Port Talbot | Near → Remote |
| 40 | 40 ● | Llantwit | Neath Port Talbot | Distant → Remote |
| 40 ● | 40 ●●● | Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath | Neath Port Talbot | Near → Distant |
| 40 ●●● | 41 ●● | Neath | Neath Port Talbot | Near → Remote |
| 41 ●● | 42 ●● | Neath Abbey | Neath Port Talbot | Near → Remote |
| 42 ●● | 43 ● | Skewen | Neath Port Talbot | Remote |
| 43 ● | 44 ●● | Llandarcy | Neath Port Talbot | Distant → Remote |
| 44 ●● | 45 ●● | Jersey Marine | Neath Port Talbot | Near → Remote |
| 45 ●● | 46 ● | Crymlyn Burrows | Neath Port Talbot | Near → Remote |
| 46 ● | 47 ● | Port Tennant | Swansea | Near → Remote |
| From | To | Country | Administrative Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 ● | 13 ● | Wales | Caerphilly |
| 13 ● | 15 ●● | Wales | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 15 ●● | 28 ●●● | Wales | Rhondda, Cynon, Taff |
| 28 ●●● | 29 ●● | Wales | Powys |
| 29 ●● | 46 | Wales | Neath Port Talbot |
| 46 | 47 ● | Wales | Swansea |