Spoiler: All three are on the Coryton line in Cardiff
This is my local rail line. I’ve tried to use it for commuting in the past, and it was absurdly unreliable for a single line with a single train that goes up and down to the city centre and back.
I recently made the huge mistake of trying to take the family out on a trip on this train, and it made the journey a fiasco. The line should be closed down, as it’s no use.
My question is, is it the stations’s fault that the trains are being cancelled? Because if it isn’t then it feels a bit disingenuous to put all the blame onto a station.
Also, what does”worstt performing” mean here? Just serving the fewest people? Then it’s no longer a service.
When Westminster fails to invest any money into wales’ rail infrastructure in decades, what exactly do they expect?
It’s because when it’s running late they either terminate the train at Ty Glas or just run fast to Coryton missing out Birchgrove, Rhiwbina and Whitchurch. There simply isn’t enough time for two trains an hour up and down this branch, the timings are sooo tight that even if you are running 3 minutes behind it has a big knock on effect. They either need to run the train just back and forth to Queen Street, take it down to 1 train every 40 minutes instead of half an hour, or build a passing loop somewhere along the track (probably Ty Glas).
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Spoiler: All three are on the Coryton line in Cardiff
This is my local rail line. I’ve tried to use it for commuting in the past, and it was absurdly unreliable for a single line with a single train that goes up and down to the city centre and back.
I recently made the huge mistake of trying to take the family out on a trip on this train, and it made the journey a fiasco. The line should be closed down, as it’s no use.
My question is, is it the stations’s fault that the trains are being cancelled? Because if it isn’t then it feels a bit disingenuous to put all the blame onto a station.
Also, what does”worstt performing” mean here? Just serving the fewest people? Then it’s no longer a service.
When Westminster fails to invest any money into wales’ rail infrastructure in decades, what exactly do they expect?
It’s because when it’s running late they either terminate the train at Ty Glas or just run fast to Coryton missing out Birchgrove, Rhiwbina and Whitchurch. There simply isn’t enough time for two trains an hour up and down this branch, the timings are sooo tight that even if you are running 3 minutes behind it has a big knock on effect. They either need to run the train just back and forth to Queen Street, take it down to 1 train every 40 minutes instead of half an hour, or build a passing loop somewhere along the track (probably Ty Glas).
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