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Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Chepstow

Welsh: *Cas-gwent*
Chepstow; Welsh: Cas-gwent
	Chepstow station in June 2022
General information
Location	Chepstow, Monmouthshire; Wales
Coordinates	51°38′24″N 2°40′16″W / 51.6399°N 2.6711°W
Grid reference	ST536936
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CPW
Classification	DfT category F1
Passengers
2019/20	0.229 million
2020/21	35,062
2021/22	0.147 million
2022/23	0.179 million
2023/24	0.211 million
Listed Building – Grade II
Feature	Chepstow Railway Station
Designated	26 November 1974
Reference no.	2586
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Chepstow railway station is a part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is operated by Transport for Wales. Chepstow station is on the Gloucester to Newport Line, 141 miles 33 chains (227.6 km) from the zero point at Paddington, measured via Stroud.^[2] It is 330 yards (300 m) from the town centre, at Station Road. Chepstow is a historic walled border town and ancient port, situated at the southern end of the Wye Valley, two hours from London.

The line continues east from the station to Gloucester over the Chepstow railway bridge. It was formerly the junction station for the Wye Valley Railway to Monmouth Troy station until this line closed to passengers in 1959. The railway now consists of a double track line with a trailing crossover to the east of the station, plus some disused track in the former yard.

Description

The single-storey buildings on the Gloucester/Birmingham side of the line are stone and timber-built structures, in an Italianate style. They were completed in 1850 for Isambard Kingdom Brunel's South Wales Railway, and according to architectural historian John Newman were designed by N. Lancaster Owen.^[3] A canopy provides shelter. On the more popular Newport/Cardiff side, there is just a small modern shelter.

Access to this platform is via a cast-iron footbridge, making it difficult for passengers with pushchairs and the old and the infirm to cross. The footbridge is a now-rare survival of a typical GWR iron pattern, still with its wooden cladding and canopy, and is Grade II listed.^[4] It was cast in Edward Finch's ironworks, adjoining the station. In January 2021, the footbridge was removed for extensive repairs and is due to be reinstalled during the Spring. A temporary footbridge was installed prior to its removal.^[5]

Other Grade II listings at the station include the two bridges: the surviving piers and abutment of the Chepstow Railway Bridge,^[6] and the bridge providing access to the steam mill and ironworks site.^[7]

Services

Gloucester–Newport line

Legend

Cross Country Route

Gloucester

River Severn

Ledbury and Gloucester Railway

Oakle Street

Grange Court

Hereford, Ross & Gloucester Rly

Westbury-on-Severn Halt

Newnham

Ruddle Road Halt

Forest of Dean Railway

Awre for Blakeney

Forest of Dean Central Railway

Gatcombe

Severn Railway Bridge

Severn Bridge

Sharpness branch line

Lydney Junction │ Lydney

Lydney Harbour Branch

Dean Forest Railway

(Severn and Wye Railway)

Woolaston

Wye Valley Railway

Tutshill for Beachley Halt

Chepstow East

Chepstow Railway Bridge

over River Wye

England

Wales

Chepstow

M48 motorway

across Severn Bridge

Bristol & South Wales Union Rly

Portskewett (1863–1964)

("Portskewett Junction" 1863–1886)

Portskewett

(1850–1863)

South Wales Main Line

via Severn Tunnel

Sudbrook Tunnel Pumps

Caerwent Training Area

Caldicot

Severn Tunnel Junction

M4 motorway

Undy Halt

Magor

Llanwern steelworks

Llanwern

Uskmouth Power Station

Welsh Marches line

River Usk

Monmouthshire Railway

Newport

South Wales Main Line

Wye Valley Railway

Legend

Coleford, Monmouth, Usk

& Pontypool Railway

Monmouth Troy

Ross and Monmouth Railway

River Trothy and River Wye

Wyesham Halt

Wyesham Junction

Coleford Railway

over River Wye

Monmouthshire

Gloucestershire

Tintern tunnel

182 yd

166 m

Tintern Wireworks Branch

Tintern Quarry

Tidenham tunnel

1190 yd

1088 m

Netherhope Halt

Tidenham

Gloucester–Newport line

Wye Valley Junction

Tutshill for Beachley Halt

Chepstow East

Chepstow Railway Bridge

over River Wye

Glos.

Mon.

Chepstow

Gloucester–Newport line

The local rail service is sporadic, running an hourly service in each direction. A local campaign has been established, with the support of the local MP, Welsh Assembly members, County Council and town council, to improve rail services to the town.^[8]^[9] In May 2011, CrossCountry commenced a year-long trial of stopping its Cardiff-Birmingham-Nottingham services at the station on weekdays and Saturdays. In December 2011, it was reported that the trial would be extended until at least December 2012.^[10]

As of May 2016, the service pattern consists of the hourly (with occasional two-hour gaps) Cheltenham Spa - Cardiff Central - Maesteg service (serving all intermediate stations between Gloucester & Newport) plus calls every second hour by the CrossCountry Nottingham - Cardiff Central trains.^[11] On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service in each direction (no CrossCountry services).

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Caldicot		Transport for Wales Maesteg / Cardiff Central - Cheltenham Spa	Lydney
Caldicot or Newport		CrossCountry Cardiff Central - Birmingham New Street / Nottingham (Mondays to Saturdays only)	Lydney
	Historical railways
Portskewett		Wye Valley Railway British Railways	Chepstow East (Across the River Wye by road)

Facilities

The station is staffed, and a cafe offering light refreshments is available in the main building. The ticket office is run by a third-party operator, Chepstow Trains, on behalf of Network Rail and Transport for Wales, and is open part-time, six days per week (closed from late afternoon and all day Sundays). A self-service ticket machine is provided for use and for collecting pre-paid tickets. Train running information is offered via digital CIS displays and timetable poster boards.

The nearest bus stop is a 5-minute walk away in the Tesco car park; however the service is infrequent and consists of just a local service. Chepstow bus station is about 550 yards (0.5 km) further; from here buses to a wider area may be found. On race days, special buses are normally laid on to convey racegoers to and from Chepstow Racecourse; this is a walk of approximately half an hour's duration.

Limited station parking is available, with eleven spaces. There is a car park near the station with more spaces.^[12]

References

^ Cadw. "Chepstow Railway Station (2586)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 19B. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.
^ John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, Penguin Books, 2000, ISBN 0-14-071053-1, p.184
^ "Footbridge at Chepstow Station, Chepstow". British Listed Buildings. 27112.
^ "Chepstow station footbridge improvement works". David TC Davies MP. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ "Piers and SW abutment of Brunel's railway bridge over River Wye, Chepstow". British Listed Buildings. 2736.
^ "Railway Bridge by Chepstow Station, Chepstow". British Listed Buildings. 27113.
^ "Home Page | bettertrains4chepstow.co.uk". bettertrains4chepstow.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010.
^ "Rail passengers face service cuts threat". The Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2010.
^ Clark, Rhodri (December 2011). "Chepstow trial extended". Modern Railways. 68 (759): 9. ISSN 0026-8356.
^ GB National Rail Timetable May–December 2016, Table 57 (Network Rail)
^ Station Facilities for Chepstow Retrieved 22 April 2012