The Treherbert rail line will reopen to passengers in February having been closed since last April as part of the £1bn South Wales Metro rail electrification project. Work on the Victorian built line, overseen by Transport for Wales (TfW), has removed some of the oldest railway infrastructure in the UK and replaced it with a new signalling system including the installation of overhead line equipment. Additionally, three new track loops have been installed that which will allow more frequent services with various station works including the extension of platforms at Treherbert, Ynyswen and Dinas Rhondda and new footbridges at…
