South Wales Main Line
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The South Wales Main Line, originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in
The entrance to the Chipping Sodbury Tunnel with the newly electrified overhead line equipment
Four track railway approaching Cardiff from Newport, prior to electrification
Cardiff Central is a principal railway station on the South Wales Main Line, which serves the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It lies 144 miles 77 chains down the line from London Paddington vi
South Wales Main Line
…in 2005 to propose ways of meeting increased traffic levels. Network Rail's 2007 Business Plan included the provision of extra platform capacity at Cardiff Central, Newport and Bristol Parkway, together with resignalling and line speed improvements in South Wales, most of which would be delivered in 2010–2014. The…
The 1930s frontage of the station's northern entrance
Exterior of main building
The interior of the concourse
Cardiff Riverside station in 1993, shortly before its demolition