The Welsh Marches Line is the railway line from Newport to Shrewsbury via Abergavenny, Hereford, Craven Arms, and then, either to Crewe and Manchester via Whitchurch or alternately via the Shrewsbury and Chester Line to Wrexham and Chester with services continuing to Holyhead. The line in this way links South Wales to northwest England via the Welsh border region of the Welsh Marches, bypassing Birmingham, it is sometimes known as the "North and West route". Most trains to Chester, the North Wales Coast and Holyhead start from Cardiff, while many services to Crewe and Manchester now start from Milford Haven or Carmarthen and also serve Swansea and Cardiff.

Welsh Marches Line - (from south to north)

• Newport
• for South Wales Main Line
• for Gloucester to Newport Line
• Cwmbran
• Pontypool & New Inn
• Abergavenny
• Hereford
• for Cotswold Line
• Leominster
• Ludlow
• Craven Arms
• Church Stretton
• Shrewsbury
• for Shrewsbury-Chester Line
• for Cambrian Line
• for Heart of Wales Line
• for Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line
• Yorton
• Wem
• Prees
• Whitchurch
• Wrenbury
• Nantwich
• Crewe
• for West Coast Main Line
• for Crewe to Derby Line
• for Crewe to Manchester Line
• for North Wales Coast Line

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