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( West Wales Line ) Llanelli Bynea Llangennech Pontarddulais Pantyffynnon Ammanford Llandybie Ffairfach Llandeilo Llangadog Llanwrda Llandovery Cynghordy Sugar Loaf Llanwrtyd Llangammarch Garth Cilmeri Builth Road Llandrindod Pen-y-Bont Dolau Llanbister Road Llangynllo Knucklas Knighton Bucknell Hopton Heath Broome Craven Arms ( Welsh Marches Line ) }} The Heart of Wales Line is the railway line from Llanelli to Craven Arms . Historically it was known as the Central Wales Line and also included routes through Gowerton , where the railway crossed the West Wales Line and ran through Dunvant and Killay then down through the Clyne Valley to Blackpill and then along the sea wall to Swansea Bay Station, (near the former slip bridge) before finally reaching Swansea Victoria. This section, originally built by the LNWR to compete with the Great Western Railway and break the monopoly they held on Swansea Dock closed in 1964 . The creation of British Rail had removed the need for competing routes, and the running down and closure of Swansea North Dock ended the need for freight services on this path. As a rural branch line the remainder of the Heart of Wales Line survived the Beeching Axe as it also carried extensive freight traffic and served the steelworks at Bynea and industrial areas such as Ammanford and Pontarddulais , linking them with the docks at Llanelli . During engineering work the route is still used as a backup freight path but normally sees only light passenger services. The towns served by the route are listed below. Wales
England At Craven Arms, the line joins the Welsh Marches Line to Church Stretton and Shrewsbury . Passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales using Class 150 or Class 153 Diesel Multiple Unit s. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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