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Rhondda Tunnel

Plans for Europe’s longest cycle tunnel take step forward in Wales

Campaigners have been granted permission to excavate a tunnel entrance to allow maintenance work to take place

Sat, Jan 17, 2026 13:38
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Blaengwynfi station and the entrance to the tunnel before it was filled in (CC BY 2.0 Ben Salter:Flickr)

Bat survey edges Rhondda Tunnel closer to realisation

One estimate suggests the project to re-open Wales' longest tunnel for walking and cycling could yield £14.3m economic benefits over 30 years

Sun, Feb 07, 2016 16:59
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Blaengwynfi station and the entrance to the tunnel before it was filled in (CC BY 2.0 Ben Salter:Flickr)

Welsh Assembly Members back plans to reopen abandoned railway tunnel for cyclists and walkers

Project could lead to fare more cycling facilities says Plaid AM

Fri, Feb 13, 2015 10:40
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Blaengwynfi station and the entrance to the tunnel before it was filled in (CC BY 2.0 Ben Salter:Flickr)

Wales’ longest disused rail tunnel may become a cycleway

New life planned for Rhondda tunnel closed in 1968

Mon, Jan 05, 2015 11:57
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