Travel Chaos Anticipated as Trains Face Major Interruptions in Cardiff and Swansea

🚆 Heads up for travellers in Cardiff and Swansea! 🚆
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Expect some significant train disruption this week as essential engineering work is underway. If you’re planning to travel from Monday evening to Friday morning, make sure to check your routes! Major services like Cardiff Central to Aberdare, Swansea, Milford Haven, and Fishguard Harbour are set to be affected.

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Here’s what you need to know:

Traffic Updates
🔄 Some trains will be rerouted via Barry, adding up to 25 minutes to your journey. This affects the 20:36 Milford Haven to Cardiff Central, 21:46 Fishguard Harbour to Cardiff Central, and the 23:21 Cardiff Central to Swansea services.

❌ The 22:51 Aberdare to Cardiff Central won’t run via Fairwater, but don’t worry—a replacement bus will connect Radyr to Cardiff Central, stopping via Fairwater.

🚌 In the Carmarthen/Swansea area, services between Carmarthen and Swansea/Cardiff Central will face overnight line closures. From Monday to Thursday:
– The 21:46 from Fishguard Harbour to Cardiff Central will be rerouted without stopping via Swansea.
– The 23:20 from Cardiff Central to Carmarthen will end at Llanelli, with a bus onward to Carmarthen.
– The 23:48 Swansea to Carmarthen service is replaced by a bus.

And from Tuesday to Friday:
– The 04:38 Carmarthen to Swansea and 05:13 Swansea to Llandovery will also be replaced by bus services up to Llanelli.

Plan ahead and consider alternative travel options to avoid the inconvenience. Safe travels, everyone! 🚉✨