NETWORK Rail is to suspend engineering works on the Vale of Glamorgan line to help avoid disruption for fans heading to and from Taylor Swift’s sellout concert in Cardiff next month.
With a 10-day closure in place between Rhoose Cardiff International Airport and Bridgend, concert goers planning journeys to and from the Principality Stadium on Tuesday 18th June may have been concerned over the prospect of having to make alternative travel plans.
All lines between Rhoose Cardiff International Airport and Bridgend will be closed from Saturday 8th June to Monday 17th June inclusive, but will reopen for the day of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ concert. The rail lines will close again on 19th and 20th June.
Network Rail is carrying out two essential pieces of work on the line.
Engineers will be working between Llantwit Major and Ewenny to carry out essential rock netting to help prevent landslips and stop material from reaching the tracks.
More than 130 metres of track will also be renewed. The work will involve installing more than 1,000 tonnes of new ballast (track stone) and removing 1,200 tonnes of spoil.
Engineers will be working between Llantwit Major and Ewenny to carry out essential rock netting to help prevent landslips and stop material from reaching the tracks.
More than 130 metres of track will also be renewed. The work will involve installing more than 1,000 tonnes of new ballast (track stone) and removing 1,200 tonnes of spoil.
Nick Millington, Network Rail Wales and Borders route director, said: “We are conscious of the number of concert-goers who rely on train services to get to and from the Principality Stadium, so there will be no engineering works on this stretch of the route on 18 June when Taylor Swift is performing.”
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