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Brithdir railway station is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

serving the village of Brithdir near

New Tredegar New Tredegar ( cy, Tredegar Newydd) is a former mining town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly county borough, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. New Tredegar is now home to 'The Winding House', a county museum ...

, South

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. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line north of Cardiff Central which is part of the

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network. Work to extend the platform for six-car trains is in progress.

Services

Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service southbound to Cardiff Central and

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and to northbound (with peak period extras). On Sundays there is a two-hourly service and through trains to .

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Railway stations in Caerphilly County Borough DfT Category F2 stations Former Rhymney Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1871 Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail {{Wales-railstation-stub