Swansea District Line Vs South Wales Main Line
The fastest scheduled services from Cardiff to Carmarthen along the south Wales main line (via Swansea High Street station) take 1 hour 40 minutes.
The fastest scheduled service between Cardiff and Port Talbot takes 30 minutes, and several others are timed at 31 minutes. One of the services that uses the Swansea district line is timed at 29 minutes from Port Talbot to Llanelli. Added together, Cardiff to Llanelli with a 90 mph-capable unit calling at Bridgend and Port Talbot would only take an hour if the Swansea district line was used, and to its full potential. The fastest available scheduled journey time between Llanelli and Carmarthen (achieved by the only train to run non-stop between the two) is 22 minutes. This means Carmarthen - Cardiff services with a scheduled 1 hour 22 minute journey time could be possible if the Swansea district line was used. This is over 15 minutes faster than traveling via Swansea along the south Wales main line.
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