A national rail strike scheduled for next week will greatly affect Penarth trains and all Transport for Wales (TfW) services. 

As a result, customers are advised not to travel on June 21, 23 and 25 with the majority of rail services suspended because of industrial action from the dispute between Network Rail and the rail union, RMT.  

TfW is not in dispute with RMT, but the industrial action means they are unable to operate rail services on Network Rail infrastructure. 

Due to the wider disruption, TfW is also advising customers to only travel by rail if essential for June 20, 22, 24 and 26.  

The only services running on June 21 and 23 will be a reduced service between Radyr and Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil, with replacement bus services between Radyr and Cardiff Central. 

On June 25, this will be reduced further to services between Radyr and Treherbert, Aberdare and Pontypridd, with replacement buses between Radyr and Cardiff Central, and between Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil due to the ongoing work for the South Wales Metro. 

All other services will be suspended, as signalling and other infrastructure work is managed by Network Rail.  

Customers with existing non-season tickets valid for travel from Tuesday, June 21 to Saturday, June 25 can use those tickets anytime between Monday, June 20 and Monday, June 27.  

You can also claim a full refund, with no admin fee charged. Find out more here.