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|} Swanline is the name of the local rail service from to , on the South Wales Main Line. ==History== The Swanline service was launched in June 1994, following the construction of five new stations at , , , and on the existing South Wales Main Line. Originally, an hourly service was provided through a partnership between British Rail and local government, with the local authorities securing EU development funding and retaining ownership of the trains needed to operate the service.〔http://www3.swansea.gov.uk/minutesystem_new/highlights2_n.asp?doctitle=Transportation%20Sub-Committee%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%2016th%20March,%201999&vpath=/minutesystem_new/minutes/1996/htps/htp20799min.html&strSearch=tuesday〕〔http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmwelaf/378/1112002.htm〕 During 1997, as part of railway privatisation, responsibility for Swanline services passed from British Rail's Regional Railways sector to South Wales & West Railway, a newly created franchised train operating company. In 1999, the company halved the service to two-hourly, citing poor passenger usage and offering to purchase the rolling stock for use elsewhere. 〔http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=20828〕〔 Since 2003, the line has been operated as part of the Arriva Trains Wales franchise. A bi-hourly service is provided on Mondays to Saturdays. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swanline」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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