ach lan ▁River ), ▁saw ▁the ▁first ▁government ▁operated ▁train ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁however ▁the ▁contract or ▁operated ▁trains ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁river ▁was ▁tested ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁station ▁site ▁forth with . ▁The ▁final ▁section , ▁from ▁Cow ra ▁to ▁Bl ay ney ▁opened ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁The ▁section ▁from ▁Bl ay ney ▁to ▁Cow ra ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁after ▁a ▁bridge ▁near ▁Hol m wood ▁burn ed ▁down ▁but ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁re open ed ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁progress ively ▁susp ended ▁from ▁service ▁due ▁to ▁decl ining ▁fre ight ▁volumes , ▁high ▁maintenance ▁costs ▁and ▁safety ▁concerns . ▁ ▁The ▁coun c ils ▁of ▁Bl ay ney , ▁Cow ra , ▁Wed din , ▁H arden ▁and ▁Young ▁have ▁strongly ▁supported ▁the ▁re - open ing ▁of ▁the ▁‘ C ow ra ▁L ines ’ , ▁which ▁include ▁the ▁Bl ay ney ▁to ▁Dem ond r ille ▁line ▁and ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Gren f ell ▁branch ▁line ▁between ▁Ko or aw ath a ▁to ▁Green eth or pe . ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 1 3 , ▁Transport ▁for ▁NS W ▁and ▁the ▁Bl ay