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Welsh Marches line

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passenger services, the operator moves its Class 800 (formerly HST) empty rolling stock 05:50 and 06:33 in the morning, and 22:10 and 23:38 at night along the Hereford to Newport section of the line, where stock returns to the Bristol Parkway Stoke Gifford IET Depot.
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First Great Western formerly operated a limited service to Abergavenny as an extension of the service from London Paddington to Hereford, but this was withdrawn after just one year due to low usage.
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were closed and the Hereford Barton loop closed. The remaining Hereford station was renamed Hereford Station and retains its
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Clark, Rhodri (8–21 October 1997). "The North & West - The jewel in South Wales and West's crown".
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When the two railways arrived in the important market town of Hereford, the LNWR had already built
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The cities, towns and villages served by the routes are listed below from south to north:
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The line that exists today is the amalgamation of two lines, both with influence from the
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operates all passenger services on the line. Typically, there is an hourly service from
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currently closed in the very long section without an intermediate station between
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Allen, David (22 April – 5 May 1998). "Signalling the Marches Line".
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southwards. Additionally, local stopping services operate between
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Through services from south-west Wales, 3960:While the Marches line does not form any 3629:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 3615:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 120:Learn how and when to remove this message 5761: 5096: 3955: 3952:The line is very popular for railtours. 2861: 2853: 2825: 2817: 14: 6052: 2592: 2584: 587: 579: 5735: 5487: 5070: 4771: 4517: 4215: 4093: 4066: 4040: 4024: 4012: 2843: 2835: 669: 661: 569: 561: 4747:Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway 2643: 2635: 651: 643: 425:(hourly in each direction) and from 389:and thence (by some definitions) to 58:adding citations to reliable sources 29: 6100:Railway lines in North West England 5051:Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway 397:. The line thus links the south of 357:, is the railway line running from 24: 6115:Standard gauge railways in England 4545:Railway lines in the West Midlands 4060: 3654:, which was then also used by the 2544: 706: 698: 25: 6126: 2431: 2424: 2229: 1352: 1279: 6110:Standard gauge railways in Wales 6090:Rail transport in Newport, Wales 6000: 5988: 5809: 5798: 5791: 5784: 5777: 5583: 5466: 5454: 5159: 4821: 4577: 4496: 4484: 4189: 4166: 4147: 4128: 3985: 3925:also uses the Marches line from 3660:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway 3566: 3544: 3521: 3520: 3513: 3506: 3464: 3457: 3450: 3427: 3426: 3419: 3413: 3412: 3390: 3368: 3346: 3320: 3314: 3313: 3291: 3269: 3247: 3221: 3220: 3214: 3213: 3191: 3169: 3129: 3128: 3121: 3099: 3077: 3055: 3015: 3014: 3008: 3007: 2985: 2963: 2941: 2901: 2860: 2852: 2842: 2834: 2824: 2816: 2792: 2766: 2760: 2759: 2737: 2715: 2674: 2667: 2642: 2634: 2625: 2618: 2599: 2591: 2583: 2574: 2551: 2550: 2543: 2521: 2514: 2492: 2485: 2444: 2438: 2437: 2430: 2423: 2397: 2390: 2368: 2346: 2322: 2300: 2260: 2259: 2252: 2228: 2206: 2165: 2159: 2158: 2136: 2114: 2091: 2090: 2083: 2061: 2054: 2031: 2030: 2024: 2023: 2016: 1994: 1987: 1965: 1958: 1935: 1934: 1927: 1920: 1896: 1890: 1889: 1883: 1882: 1860: 1838: 1831: 1807: 1801: 1800: 1794: 1793: 1767: 1760: 1753: 1731: 1724: 1698: 1691: 1685: 1684: 1661: 1660: 1654: 1653: 1646: 1624: 1599: 1598: 1591: 1569: 1547: 1525: 1503: 1481: 1459: 1436: 1435: 1429: 1428: 1422: 1421: 1399: 1359: 1358: 1351: 1345: 1344: 1318: 1311: 1304: 1278: 1271: 1264: 1242: 1235: 1213: 1206: 1165: 1158: 1136: 1110: 1103: 1081: 1059: 1037: 1015: 974: 968: 967: 945: 904: 898: 897: 875: 835: 834: 827: 805: 783: 761: 739: 713: 705: 697: 668: 660: 650: 642: 626: 613: 586: 578: 568: 560: 532: 525: 500: 499: 321: 142: 34: 6075:Rail transport in Monmouthshire 6070:Rail transport in Herefordshire 5886:Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway 4799:Railway lines in the North West 3637:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway 3619:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway 3514: 3507: 3458: 3420: 3321: 3122: 2767: 2675: 2626: 2619: 2323: 2166: 2084: 2017: 1995: 1959: 1928: 1897: 1808: 1692: 1647: 1592: 1319: 1214: 1159: 905: 437:, the north coast of Wales and 45:needs additional citations for 5970:Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal 5716:Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal 5402:Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal 4910:Weaver Junction–Liverpool line 4690:Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line 4045:. 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Stretton 1530: 1508: 1486: 1464: 1449: 1440: 1433: 1426: 1404: 1389: 1363: 1356: 1349: 1334: 1323: 1316: 1309: 1294: 1283: 1276: 1269: 1247: 1240: 1218: 1211: 1196: 1189:Shrewsbury Line 1170: 1163: 1141: 1126: 1115: 1108: 1086: 1064: 1042: 1020: 1005: 979: 972: 950: 935: 909: 902: 880: 865: 839: 832: 810: 788: 766: 744: 729: 718: 711: 710: 703: 702: 685: 674: 673: 666: 665: 656: 655: 648: 647: 618: 603: 592: 591: 584: 583: 574: 573: 566: 565: 548: 537: 530: 515: 504: 485: 476: 475: 471: 329:Click to expand 326: 316: 302:Operating speed 293: 289: 282: 278: 275: 273: 272:4 ft  271: 214: 197: 156: 126: 115: 109: 106: 63: 61: 51: 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 6128: 6118: 6117: 6112: 6107: 6102: 6097: 6092: 6087: 6082: 6077: 6072: 6067: 6062: 6013: 6012: 6010: 6009: 5997: 5984: 5981: 5980: 5978: 5977: 5972: 5966: 5964: 5958: 5957: 5955: 5954: 5952:Cistercian Way 5949: 5944: 5938: 5936: 5930: 5929: 5927: 5926: 5921: 5916: 5911: 5906: 5900: 5898: 5892: 5891: 5889: 5888: 5882: 5880: 5874: 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