Image caption One passenger heard fire alarms going off at Pengam station

Rail services faced delays of up to an hour after a fire on a train.

Transport for Wales (TfW) said a heater overheated on a train at Pengam in Caerphilly county at 07:20 GMT and the fire service was called.

It said services running through the station were cancelled or delayed by up to an hour.

One passenger said people were evacuated from the train, fire alarms went off and a member of staff told her there had been a fire.

A TfW spokesperson said: "Passengers were removed from the train and got the next train into the station.

"The issue has been resolved and the train has since been moved on from the station. The line has been reopened."

TfW also tweeted to say: "Train services running through this station may be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes.

"Disruption is expected until 10:00."