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Disruption to Transport for Wales services at Cardiff Central expected until 12:00 

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Service alteration details

Incident reported: Saturday 27 December 2025 at 07:02

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Last updated

Saturday 27 December 2025 at 08:45

Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

Between Cardiff Central and Treherbert / Coryton / Barry Island / Holyhead / Rhymney / Penarth / Ebbw Vale Town / Merthyr Tydfil / Cheltenham Spa / Llandudno Junction / Crewe, and between Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil, and between Bargoed and Barry Island, and between Bridgend and Rhymney, between Caerphilly and Penarth, and also between Swansea and Manchester Piccadilly

Description

A fault with the signalling system at Cardiff Central means all lines are disrupted. As a result, trains to / from this station may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

Customer advice:

Customers can use local bus services between Cardiff and Caerphilly to help you complete your journey, at no extra cost:

Find details of these services using the journey planner at www.traveline.cymru.

Pay As You Go cannot be used on local bus operators. We advise passengers to tap out at the earliest opportunity.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.