The Gloucester to Newport Line is a railway cutoff along the bank of the River Severn in the United Kingdom from Gloucester to Newport. It is an important link between the West Midlands and South Wales. The Severn Bridges crossing near the mouth of the River Severn The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren) is the longest British river, at 354 kilometres (219 miles) long; it rises at an altitude of 610 metres on Plynlimon near Llanidloes, in the Cambrian Mountains, Mid Wales, and it passes through... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... Jump to: navigation, search Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) is the third largest city in Wales (after Cardiff and Swansea). ... The West Midlands refers to western area of The Midlands (central England). ... South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the East and South, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the North and West. ...

The places served by the route are:

• Gloucester
• Lydney
  • Connection with Dean Forest Railway
• Chepstow
• Caldicot
• Severn Tunnel Junction
• Newport
  • Connections with South Wales Main Line and Welsh Marches Line

Local passenger services are currently provided by Arriva Trains Wales, with an approximately hourly service in each direction. These are supplemented by Central Trains services between Cardiff and Nottingham, which are part of their "Citylink" network. The Central Trains services serve Gloucester and Newport, but do not serve any of the intermediate stations except during the early morning and late evening. Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Dean Forest Railway is a 4. ... Chepstow (Welsh language: Cas-gwent) is a border town straddling the Monmouthshire—Gloucestershire border, situated at the confluence of the River Wye and River Severn on the Severns west bank. ... Caldicot is the name of more than one place: Caldicot, Monmouthshire Caldicot, Buckinghamshire Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire See also: Caldecote, Caldecott. ... Severn Tunnel Junction is a small railway station on the western side of the Severn Tunnel at Rogiet (which was the stations name before the tunnel was built) in Monmouthshire, Wales. ... Jump to: navigation, search Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) is the third largest city in Wales (after Cardiff and Swansea). ... The South Wales Main Line is a branch of the Great Western Main Line. ... The Welsh Marches Line is the railway line from Newport to Crewe via Abergavenny, Hereford, Craven Arms, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. ... An Arriva train in North Wales Class 158, no. ... A Central Trains Class 158/0 unit Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and cross-country trains in central England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle Aerial view of the Millennium Stadium The Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... Jump to: navigation, search Nottingham is a city located in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ...

Though Caldicot and Severn Tunnel Junction stations are 3/4 mile apart, Caldicot's centrality kept it open in 1964 when other small stations were closed under Beeching's axe. Severn Tunnel Junction serves the village of Rogiet and is where this line merges with the main line through the tunnel, so it is also a stop on the Cardiff-Bristol service. Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe was an informal name for the British governments attempt in the 1960s to control the spiralling cost of running the British railway system by closing what it considered to be little-used and unprofitable... Rogiet is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bristol is an English city and county and one of the three administrative centres of South West England (the others being Plymouth and Exeter). ...

External links

• Dudley Mall - Railway directory - Cheltenham Spa to Cardiff Central

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