Butetown branch line
| Cardiff Bay Line | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | Transport for Wales | ||
| Locale | Cardiff | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 2 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Urban rail | ||
| System | National Rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Transport for Wales Rail | ||
| Rolling stock | |||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1840 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 1 mile 6 chains (1.7 km) | ||
| Number of tracks | Single track throughout (to be redoubled) | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
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The Butetown branch line, also known as the Cardiff Bay Line, is a 1-mile-6-chain (1.7 km) urban rail line in Cardiff, Wales that starts from Cardiff Bay to Cardiff Queen Street. The service pattern formerly comprised a mixture of shuttle services along the branch, service used to run to Coryton, Rhymney, Merthyr Tydfil, and Aberdare, but after December 2005 was a shuttle service from Queen Street station. However, in May 2024, direct trains to Pontypridd were restored alongside shuttle services. The normal journey time is four minutes.