Editing Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes (section)

==Lines==
[[File:South-east Wales rail network map.svg|thumb|right|300px|The Valley Lines network and surrounding routes]]
The colours used below are from the official network map (see [[#External links|External links]]). Stations in '''bold''' are major interchanges for the network.<ref name="arrivatrainswales.co.uk"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!{{Color box|#{{CV colour|Butetown}}|border=darkgray}} [[Butetown branch line|Cardiff Bay Line]]
!{{Color box|#{{CV colour|City}}|border=darkgray}} [[Cardiff City Line|City Line]]
!{{Color box|#{{CV colour|Coryton}}|border=darkgray}} [[Coryton Line]]
!{{Color box|#{{CV colour|Vale of Glamorgan}}|border=darkgray}} [[Vale of Glamorgan Line]]
|- valign="top"
|
'''[[Cardiff Queen Street railway station|Cardiff Queen St.]]'''<br />
[[Cardiff Bay railway station|Cardiff Bay]]<br />
|
'''[[Cardiff Queen Street railway station|Cardiff Queen St.]]'''<br />
'''[[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]]'''<br />
[[Ninian Park railway station|Ninian Park]]<br />
[[Waun-Gron Park railway station|Waun-Gron Park]]<br />
[[Fairwater railway station|Fairwater]]<br />
[[Danescourt railway station|Danescourt]]<br />
[[Radyr railway station|Radyr]]<br />
|
'''[[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]]'''<br />
'''[[Cardiff Queen Street railway station|Cardiff Queen St.]]'''<br />
[[Heath Low Level railway station|Heath Low Level]]<br />
[[Ty Glas railway station|Ty Glas]]<br />
[[Birchgrove railway station|Birchgrove]]<br />
[[Rhiwbina railway station|Rhiwbina]]<br />
[[Whitchurch (Glamorgan) railway station|Whitchurch]]<br />
[[Coryton railway station (Cardiff)|Coryton]]
|
'''[[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]]'''<br />
[[Grangetown railway station|Grangetown]]<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Dingle Road railway station|Dingle Road]]<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Penarth railway station|Penarth]]<br />
[[Cogan railway station|Cogan]]<br />
[[Eastbrook railway station|Eastbrook]]<br />
[[Dinas Powys railway station|Dinas Powys]]<br />
[[Cadoxton railway station|Cadoxton]]<br />
[[Barry Docks railway station|Barry Docks]]<br />
[[Barry railway station|Barry]]<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Barry Island railway station|Barry Island]]<br />
[[Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station|Rhoose Cardiff Int. Airport]]<br />
[[Llantwit Major railway station|Llantwit Major]]<br />
[[Bridgend railway station|Bridgend]]<br />
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!{{Color box|#{{CV colour|Merthyr}}|border=darkgray}} [[Merthyr Line]]
!{{Color box|#{{CV colour|Merthyr}}|border=darkgray}} [[Merthyr Line]]
!{{Color box|#{{CV colour|Rhondda}}|border=darkgray}} [[Rhondda Line]]
!{{Color box|#{{CV colour|Rhymney}}|border=darkgray}} [[Rhymney Line]]
|- valign="top"
|
'''[[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]]'''<br />
'''[[Cardiff Queen Street railway station|Cardiff Queen St.]]'''<br />
{{Stnlnk|Cathays}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Llandaf}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Radyr}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Taffs Well}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Treforest Estate}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Treforest}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Pontypridd}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Abercynon}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Quakers Yard}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Merthyr Vale}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Troed-y-rhiw}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Pentre-bach}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Merthyr Tydfil}}
|
'''[[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]]'''<br />
'''[[Cardiff Queen Street railway station|Cardiff Queen St.]]'''<br />
{{Stnlnk|Cathays}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Llandaf}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Radyr}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Taffs Well}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Treforest Estate}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Treforest}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Pontypridd}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Abercynon}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Penrhiwceiber}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Mountain Ash}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Fernhill}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Cwmbach}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Aberdare}}<br />
|
'''[[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]]'''<br />
'''[[Cardiff Queen Street railway station|Cardiff Queen St.]]'''<br />
[[Cathays railway station|Cathays]]<br />
[[Llandaf railway station|Llandaf]]<br />
[[Radyr railway station|Radyr]]<br />
[[Taffs Well railway station|Taffs Well]]<br />
{{Stnlnk|Treforest Estate}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Treforest}}<br />
{{Stnlnk|Pontypridd}}<br />
[[Trehafod railway station|Trehafod]]<br />
[[Porth railway station|Porth]]<br />
[[Dinas Rhondda railway station|Dinas Rhondda]]<br />
[[Tonypandy railway station|Tonypandy]]<br />
[[Llwynypia railway station|Llwynypia]]<br />
[[Ystrad Rhondda railway station|Ystrad Rhondda]]<br />
[[Ton Pentre railway station|Ton Pentre]]<br />
[[Treorchy railway station|Treorchy]]<br />
[[Ynyswen railway station|Ynyswen]]<br />
[[Treherbert railway station|Treherbert]]
|
'''{{Stnlnk|Cardiff Central}}'''<br />
'''[[Cardiff Queen Street railway station|Cardiff Queen St.]]'''<br />
[[Heath High Level railway station|Heath High Level]]<br />
[[Llanishen railway station|Llanishen]]<br />
[[Lisvane and Thornhill railway station|Lisvane & Thornhill]]<br />
[[Caerphilly railway station|Caerphilly]]<br />
[[Aber railway station|Aber]]<br />
[[Energlyn and Churchill Park railway station|Energlyn and Churchill Park]]<br />
[[Llanbradach railway station|Llanbradach]]<br />
[[Ystrad Mynach railway station|Ystrad Mynach]]<br />
[[Hengoed railway station|Hengoed]]<br />
[[Pengam railway station|Pengam]]<br />
[[Gilfach Fargoed railway station|Gilfach Fargoed]]<br />
[[Bargoed railway station|Bargoed]]<br />
[[Brithdir railway station|Brithdir]]<br />
[[Tir-Phil railway station|Tir-Phil]]<br />
[[Pontlottyn railway station|Pontlottyn]]<br />
{{Stnlnk|Rhymney}}<br />
|}

===Routes===
Generally trains run from one line to another, joining at Cardiff Central eliminating the need for changing trains there. However they may not run for the whole length of the line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=5952|title=Search & Buy Train Tickets with Arriva Trains Wales for travel in Wales and UK}}</ref>

Before the June 2024 train timetable changes, Services had run between:
*Bridgend/Barry Island and Merthyr Tydfil/Aberdare – incorporating the Vale of Glamorgan and Merthyr/Aberdare Lines
*Penarth and Rhymney/Bargoed – incorporating the Vale of Glamorgan and Rhymney Lines
*Radyr and Coryton – incorporating the City and Coryton Lines
*Cardiff Central and Treherbert – incorporating the Rhondda Line only
*Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay – incorporating the Butetown Branch Line only

After the June 2024 train timetable changes, Services now run between:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=South Wales Metro June 2024 timetable change {{!}} Transport for Wales |url=https://tfw.wales/projects/metro/south-wales-metro/june-2024 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=tfw.wales |language=en}}</ref>
*Bridgend/Barry Island and Rhymney/Bargoed – incorporating the Vale of Glamorgan and Rhymney Lines
*Penarth and Coryton/Caerphilly – incorporating the Vale of Glamorgan and Rhymney/Coryton Lines
*Cardiff Central and Merthyr Tydfil/Aberdare  – incorporating the City and Merthyr/Aberdare Lines (trains from Aberdare to Cardiff now travel after Radyr via the City Line, and after Cardiff Central then go on to Cardiff Queen St and proceed to Merthyr Tydfil; trains from Merthyr Tydfil continue on to Aberdare after Cardiff Central)<ref name=":0"/>
*Cardiff Central and Treherbert – incorporating the Rhondda Line only
*Cardiff Queen Street/Pontypridd and Cardiff Bay – incorporating the Butetown Branch Line only