There are seven useful train routes for hikers and other visitors to the Offa’s Dyke Path National Trail. See the passenger timetable or national rail’s planner. CAPITALS indicate the nearest point to the Path.28:9 (p.m. mostly): 81 – means 28 trains each way on weekdays, 9 each way on Sundays, p.m. mostly: details in Table 81 of the Timetable (the following is based on the Winter 2009-2010 issue, valid to 17 May 2010). Check for current information – phone 08457 484950.
1. Chester – PRESTATYN – Bangor. + summer extras, including Sunday mornings: Timetable – Arriva Trains Wales.
2. Wrexham – Ruabon – CHIRK – GOBOWEN – Shrewsbury – Telford – Wolverhampton – London. Timetable – Wrexham & Shropshire Co.
3. Birmingham – Wolverhampton – Shrewsbury -GOBOWEN – CHIRK – Chester. 18:6: Timetable – Arriva Trains Wales
4. Shrewsbury – WELSHPOOL – Aberystwyth. 8:2: Timetable – Arriva Trains Wales .
5. Shrewsbury – KNIGHTON – Llanelli -Swansea. 4:2 Timetable – Arriva Trains Wales C. HOWLTA, the Heart of Wales Line Travellers’ Association protects, publicises and promotes this valuable line: please write to Mrs J M Rees, 4 Broad Street, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire SA20 0AR.
6. Cardiff – Newport – ABERGAVENNY – Hereford – Shrewsbury – Crewe. 8:2 Timetable – Arriva Trains Wales.
7. Cardiff – Newport – CHEPSTOW – Gloucester. 13:7 Timetable – Arriva Trains Wales.
To get from Chepstow to Prestatyn, or vice versa, by rail, the routes are either via Birmingham or via Crewe. The junction for Heart of Wales Line trains to Knighton is Craven Arms on the Cardiff to Crewe line.
Information about the Heart of Wales Line. A comprehensive guide to this beautiful railway line that runs through Knighton, from Shrewsbury to Swansea, featuring over 230 pages and 35 interactive maps.
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