25 Nov 2025
South Wales Metro services will run later into the night from 14 December, supporting the nighttime economy and offering more options for travelling customers.
The new timetable will provide more services throughout the Valleys by strengthening community connections and will offer more travel opportunities across the region.
The later services, especially the late connection from Cardiff Bay, offer a fantastic opportunity to stay out later and watch shows at the Cardiff Millennium Centre, making journeys home afterwards simple and stress-free.
These key changes are further changes as part of the South Wales Metro developments:
- A brand-new hourly Sunday service between Coryton and Penarth (an extension of the existing Cardiff-Penarth services), which boosts Sunday travel.
- On Fridays, there will be three later last trains from Cardiff after midnight to each of Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil, including a connection from Cardiff Bay.
- On Mondays to Saturdays there will be a new train at 05:37 from Bridgend to Cardiff calling at all stations and extending to Ebbw Vale, supporting early commuters.
- Ynyswen station, on the Treherbert line, will officially reopen after the completion of significant upgrades.
With the introduction of a Sunday service on the Coryton line, TfW are reminding all users of the level crossings, specifically at Ty Glas and Caedelyn Park/Whitchurch, to always Stop, Look, and Listen before crossing the railway.
Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates said: “Railway connections are vital in driving prosperity.
“These changes will make a real difference to customers, who will benefit from more services across Wales and the Borders.
“This has been made possible by our £800m investment in brand-new trains for the Wales and Borders network.”
The rail timetable will change from December 14th 2025, and there are improvements and changes across the Wales and Borders network.
Please visit here for more detailed information: https://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables
Notes to editors
- When you’re using a level crossing, remember to:
- Read the warning signs and follow the instructions carefully.
- If you’re on a bike, dismount and walk.
- Supervise children and animals.
- Stop, look both ways and listen.
- When the line is clear, cross quickly without running (keep looking and listening).
- If there is a gate, always close it behind you.
- Ynyswen station will reopen on Sunday 14 December, following the completion of a new second platform and Access for All footbridge. Passengers heading towards Cardiff should use platform 1 (the original station platform), whilst those travelling towards Treherbert should use platform 2 (the new platform).
- Across the UK rail industry, there are two major timetable changes each year in May and in December as part of the national biannual railway timetable change coordinated across Great Britain.
- The new timetables are now in journey planning systems ahead of the change on 14 December, so customers can search for train times after this date to see what they’ll be.
- For full details and to plan your journey, please check before you travel by visiting www.tfw.wales and enter journey details for a date after 14 December.
