South Wales Metro

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The South Wales Metro is an integrated public transport network being developed around Cardiff and the wider South Wales region, combining rail, light rail, and bus services to improve connectivity and frequency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metro system ⓘ
public transport network ⓘ
transport infrastructure project ⓘ
aimsToServe commuters ⓘ
local residents ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
developer Transport for Wales ⓘ
fundedBy Cardiff Capital Region City Deal ⓘ
European Union structural funds ⓘ
UK Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

Welsh Government ⓘ
goal encourage modal shift from car to public transport ⓘ
improve connectivity in South Wales ⓘ
increase service frequency ⓘ
support economic development in South Wales ⓘ
hasComponent bus network integration ⓘ
improved interchange hubs ⓘ
integrated ticketing ⓘ
new stations ⓘ
park-and-ride facilities ⓘ
rail electrification ⓘ
includesCity Cardiff ⓘ
includesLine Aberdare Line ⓘ
City Line (Cardiff) ⓘ
linked to: Cardiff City Line

Core Valleys Lines ⓘ
Ebbw Vale Line ⓘ
linked to: Ebbw Vale line

Maesteg Line ⓘ
Marches Line (Cardiff–Newport section) ⓘ
Merthyr Line ⓘ
Rhymney Line ⓘ
Treherbert Line ⓘ
Vale of Glamorgan Line ⓘ
includesStation Aberdare railway station ⓘ
Barry Island railway station ⓘ
Bridgend railway station ⓘ
Cardiff Central railway station ⓘ
Cardiff Queen Street railway station ⓘ
Ebbw Vale Town railway station ⓘ
Merthyr Tydfil railway station ⓘ
Pontypridd railway station ⓘ
Rhymney railway station ⓘ
Treherbert railway station ⓘ
includesTown Aberdare ⓘ
Barry ⓘ
Bridgend ⓘ
Caerphilly ⓘ
Ebbw Vale ⓘ
Merthyr Tydfil ⓘ
Newport ⓘ
Penarth ⓘ
Pontypridd ⓘ
Rhymney ⓘ
Treherbert ⓘ
keyPolicyDocument Cardiff Capital Region Metro proposals ⓘ
Wales and Borders rail franchise specification ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName English ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ
locatedIn Cardiff ⓘ
Cardiff Capital Region ⓘ
South Wales ⓘ
modeOfTransport bus ⓘ
heavy rail ⓘ
light rail ⓘ
tram-train ⓘ
officialName Metro De Cymru ⓘ
Metro De Cymru – De Cymru ⓘ
South Wales Metro ⓘ
operator Transport for Wales Rail ⓘ
partOf Cardiff Capital Region City Deal ⓘ
plannedServiceFrequency up to 4 trains per hour on many routes ⓘ
planningBegan 2010s ⓘ
policyArea decarbonisation of transport ⓘ
regional development ⓘ
sustainable transport ⓘ
regionServed Cardiff city region ⓘ
South Wales ⓘ
usesRollingStock Stadler Citylink tram-trains ⓘ
Stadler FLIRT multiple units ⓘ
usesTechnology electrification of rail lines ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Rail Class 756 → designedFor → South Wales Metro ⓘ
subject linked to: Class 756 train
Rhymney Line → partOf → South Wales Metro ⓘ
Treherbert Line → electrificationPlanned → South Wales Metro programme ⓘ
linked to: South Wales Metro
South Wales Metro → officialName → South Wales Metro ⓘ
Dingle Road railway station → fareZone → Cardiff and Valleys ⓘ
linked to: South Wales Metro
Caerphilly railway station → fareZone → Cardiff and Valleys fare zone ⓘ
linked to: South Wales Metro
Heath High Level railway station → railNetwork → South Wales Metro (planned integration) ⓘ
linked to: South Wales Metro
Radyr railway station → isPartOf → South Wales Metro network ⓘ
linked to: South Wales Metro
Whitchurch (Cardiff) railway station → railNetwork → South Wales Metro (planned integration) ⓘ
linked to: South Wales Metro