Gloucester to Newport Line

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Gloucester-Newport Line

Principal stations (from east to west) Gloucester for Cross Country Route for Golden Valley Line Lydney Chepstow Caldicot Severn Tunnel Junction for South Wales Main Line Newport for South Wales Main Line for Welsh Marches Line

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, and was formerly the main route from London before the construction of the Severn Tunnel.

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.

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.

[edit] External links

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

v • d • e  Railway lines in South-West England and the "Great Western" zone :
Main lines:	Cross-Country Route • Great Western Main Line  Bristol-Taunton line • Cherwell Valley Line • Cornish Main Line • Gloucester-Newport Line • Exeter-Paignton "Riviera" Line • Reading-Plymouth line • South Wales Main Line • Wessex Main Line • West of England Main Line
Commuter lines:	Severn Beach Line   Slough-Windsor & Eton Line
Rural lines:	Exeter-Barnstaple "Tarka" Line • Exeter-Exmouth "Avocet" Line • Golden Valley Line • Heart of Wessex Line • Henley Branch Line • Looe Valley Line • Marlow Branch Line • Par-Newquay "Atlantic Coast" Line • St Ives Bay Line • Tamar Valley Line • Truro-Falmouth "Maritime" Line

edit Railway lines in Wales:
Main lines:	Gloucester-Newport Line   North Wales Coast Line   Shrewsbury-Chester Line   South Wales Main Line   Welsh Marches Line
Valley lines:		Butetown Branch		City Line		Coryton Line		Ebbw Valley Line		Maesteg Line
		Merthyr Line		Rhondda Line		Rhymney Line		Vale of Glamorgan Line
Rural lines:	Borderlands Line   Cambrian Line   Conwy Valley Line   Heart of Wales Line   West Wales Line