An Arriva Trains Wales Class 158 pulls into Dovey Junction station, where the line splits to Pwllheli and Aberystwyth
Overview
Other name(s)
Cambrian Main Line (partially) Cambrian Coast Line (partially) Cambrian Railway
Native name
Llinell y Cambrian Prif Linell y Cambrian Llinell Arfordir y Cambrian Rheilffordd y Cambrian
Status
Operational
Owner
Network Rail
Locale
England: Shropshire Wales: Powys Ceredigion Gwynedd
Termini
Shrewsbury
Pwllheli / Aberystwyth
Stations
34
Service
Type
Heavy rail
System
National Rail
Services
Shrewsbury–Pwllheli Shrewsbury–Aberystwyth
Operator(s)
Transport for Wales
Rolling stock
Class 158 Express Sprinter
History
Opened
1855–1869
Technical
Line length
Shrewsbury–Aberystwyth 80 mi 59 ch (129.93 km) Shrewsbury–Pwllheli 117 mi 69 ch (189.68 km)
Number of tracks
1 (with passing loops)
Character
Rural
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
None
Signalling
ETCS Level 2
Route map
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Legend
Welsh Marches line
to Crewe
Shrewsbury–Chester line
to Chester
Shrewsbury
Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line
to Wolverhampton
Shrewsbury Abbey
Coleham
Severn Valley Railway
to Kidderminster Town
Welsh Marches line
to Newport
Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway
to Kinnerley Junction
Hanwood
Minsterley branch line
to Minsterley
Yockleton
Westbury
Plas-y-Court Halt
England
Wales
Breidden
Oswestry & Newtown Railway
to Oswestry
Buttington
Welshpool
Welshpool Raven Square
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
to Llanfair Caereinion
River Severn
Forden
Montgomery
Kerry branch line
to Kerry
Abermule
Newtown
Scafell Halt
Moat Lane Junction
Mid-Wales Railway
to Llanidloes
River Severn
River Severn
Caersws
Pontdolgoch
Carno
Talerddig
Talerddig cutting through
the Cambrian Mountains
Llanbrynmair
Commins Coch Halt
Mawddwy Railway
to Dinas Mawddwy
Cemmes Road
Corris Railway
to Corris
Machynlleth
Dovey Junction
Glandyfi
Ynyslas
Borth
Llandre
Bow Street (first station)
Bow Street
Vale of Rheidol Railway
to Devil's Bridge
Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line
to Carmarthen
Aberystwyth
River Dyfi
Gogarth
Abertafol
Penhelig
Aberdovey
Talyllyn Railway
to Nant Gwernol
Tywyn Wharf
Tywyn
River Dysynni
Tonfanau
Llangelynin
Llwyngwril
Fairbourne
Fairbourne
Fairbourne Railway
to Barmouth Ferry
Ruabon–Barmouth line
to Ruabon
Morfa Mawddach
Barmouth Bridge
over River Mawddach
Barmouth
Llanaber
Talybont
Dyffryn Ardudwy
Llanbedr
Pensarn
Llandanwg
Harlech
Tygwyn
Talsarnau
Llandecwyn
Pont Briwet
over River Dwyryd
Penrhyndeudraeth
Ffestiniog Railway
to Blaenau Ffestiniog & Porthmadog Harbour
Minffordd
Traeth Mawr Viaduct
over Afon Glaslyn
Welsh Highland Railway
to Caernarfon
Cae Pawb Flat Crossing
Welsh Highland Railway
to Porthmadog Harbour
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
to Pen-y-Mount Junction
Porthmadog
Porthmadog
Black Rock Halt
Criccieth
Afon Wen
Carnarvonshire Railway
to Caernarvon
Penychain
Abererch
Pwllheli
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The Cambrian Line (Welsh: Llinell y Cambrian), sometimes split into the Cambrian Main Line (Welsh: Prif Linell y Cambrian) and Cambrian Coast Line (Welsh: Llinell Arfordir y Cambrian) for its branches, is a railway line that runs from Shrewsbury, England, westwards to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli in Wales. Passenger train services are operated by Transport for Wales Rail between the western terminals of Pwllheli, in Gwynedd, and Aberystwyth, in Ceredigion, and the eastern terminal at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, as part of the Wales & Borders franchise. The railway line is widely regarded as scenic, as it passes through the Cambrian Mountains in central Wales, and along the coast of Cardigan Bay in Snowdonia National Park.
The line includes long sections of rural single track and is designated as a community rail partnership.[1]
^"ACORP Summary map" (PDF). Association of Community Rail Partnerships. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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