The new Ebbw Valley Railway service opened to passengers on Wednesday 6 February 2008.

See the first train on the reopened line

An hourly service (two hourly on Sunday) each way between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff Central is currently serving the following stations:

• Ebbw Vale Parkway
• Llanhilleth (with bus link from Abertillery)
• Newbridge
• Risca and Pontymister
• Rogerstone
• Cardiff Central
• See the Arriva Trains Wales website for timetables

Future plans include a station at Crosskeys, extensions of the line to Ebbw Vale town centre and Newport, plus a branch to Abertillery.

The line has been reopened as part of a package of economic regeneration measures following the closure of the steelworks.

For more about the service, see the following websites:

• BBC South East Wales Travel
• BBC News - train service resumes (with video)
• Lighting Up The Track - Mike Markey
• Railway Memories - Roy Nancarrow
• Retracing the old line
• Ebbw Valley Railway - official site*
• Ebbw Valley Line - Wikipedia*
• Arriva Trains Wales*

*The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites

Photo and information courtesy of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council