Warnings of Easter Rail Disruption
Replacements buses will replace trains across the valleys network
We're being urged to plan ahead if travelling by train in South Wales over the Easter bank holiday.
Transport for Wales will be carrying out infrastructure upgrades across the Valleys Lines network for the South Wales Metro, resulting in buses replacing rail services on some routes.
Buses are replacing trains between:
• Pontypridd and Cardiff Central on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 April.
• Pontypridd and Treherbert late on Sunday 9 until Thursday 13 April.
• Ystrad Mynach and Rhymney from late on Monday 10 to Thursday 13 April.
This is the start of a series of closures to lines across the Valleys network over the coming weeks, including the closure of the line between Pontypridd and Treherbert from 30 April until early 2024.
Throughout April and May, as part of the commissioning of new signalling as part of South Wales Metro, there will also be significant changes to services affecting Cardiff to Pontypridd, Merthyr and Aberdare lines.
For more information visit tfw.wales/projects/metro/service-changes
TfW is also advising customers throughout other parts of Wales and the Borders region that services may be very busy, with a reduced timetable in operation on other routes. This is due to engineering work and ongoing maintenance on their fleet of Class 175 trains.
Jan Chaudhry-Van der Velde, Chief Operations Officer at Transport for Wales, said: “We’d like to thank our customers for their continued patience while the vital transformation work takes place on the Valleys lines and as we continue to work to resolve the issues with our Class 175 trains.
“Our Class 175 trains have been receiving urgent safety checks and engine repairs, which has left us with a temporary shortage of rolling stock across the network. This has meant we have had to redistribute rolling stock to affect the minimum number of passengers possible, leading to replacement buses on some routes.
“As the Class 175s work through the repair programme over the next two weeks, the rolling stock shortages should ease, and the timetabled service can be restored.”