List of railway stations in Wales
Map showing the location of Wales within the United Kingdom
This is a list of railway stations in Wales , one of the four countries of the United Kingdom . It includes all railway stations in Wales that form part of the British National Rail network that currently have timetabled train services. It does not include stations on heritage railways , except for those shared with the National Rail network.
The main operator is Transport for Wales who run almost all services in Wales. However Great Western Railway operates the South Wales -London service, CrossCountry operates long-distance services to Central and North East England from Cardiff Central and Newport , and Avanti West Coast run from North Wales -West Midlands -London.
The main rail routes in Wales include:
The table includes, where known, the year that each station was opened. Detailed records are not always available, and some stations, particularly in the South Wales Valleys area, were operated as halts for workmen, and public services only appeared later. Additionally, some station names have appeared with several variations, often changing from English to Welsh or vice versa.[ 1]
The station usage 2007/08 shows that 40,118,437 rail journeys begun and/or finished in Wales that year compared with 36,466,308 the previous year, a rise of 10%.
Stations
The following table lists the name of each station in English and Welsh, along with the year it first opened, and the unitary authority area in which it is situated. The table also shows the train operators who currently serve each station and the final two columns give information on the number of passengers using each station in recent years, as collated by the Office of Rail Regulation , a Government body . The figures are based on ticket sales and are given to the nearest 100.[ 2]
Station English/Welsh
Year opened
Unitary authority area
Served by
Station users 2017–18[ 2]
Station users 2018–19[ 2]
Aber
1908[a]
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
251,000
284,000
Abercynon
1840[ 3] [b]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
298,000
330,000
Aberdare Aberdâr
1988
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
572,000
581,000
Aberdovey Aberdyfi
1867
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
37,700
40,400
Abererch
1867[c]
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
2,500
2,200
Abergavenny Y Fenni
1854[d]
Monmouthshire
Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
437,000
508,000
Abergele & Pensarn Abergele a Phen-sarn
1848[ 4]
Conwy
Transport for Wales
70,100
73,800
Aberystwyth
1864[ 5]
Ceredigion
Transport for Wales [e]
335,000
310,000
Ammanford Rhydaman
1841[f] [ 6]
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
19,900
19,600
Baglan
1996
Neath Port Talbot
Transport for Wales
23,700
24,300
Bangor
1848[ 7]
Gwynedd
Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales
662,000
667,000
Bargoed Bargod
1858
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
226,000
232,000
Barmouth Abermaw
1867
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
187,000
198,000
Barry Y Barri
1889
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales
534,000
580,000
Barry Docks Dociau'r Barri
1888
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales
246,000
277,000
Barry Island Ynys y Barri
1896
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales [g]
753,000
868,000
Betws-y-coed
1868[ 8]
Conwy
Transport for Wales
35,300
35,400
Birchgrove Llwynbedw
1929
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
54,600
76,700
Blaenau Ffestiniog
1883[h]
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales [h]
39,900
39,100
Bodorgan
1849
Anglesey
Transport for Wales
5,600
5,400
Borth
1863
Ceredigion
Transport for Wales
67,200
61,400
Bow Street
2021
Ceredigion
Transport for Wales [e]
n/a
n/a
Bridgend Pen-y-bont
1850
Bridgend
Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
1,527,000
1,636,000
Brithdir
1871
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
14,400
13,200
Briton Ferry Llansawel
1994[ 9]
Neath Port Talbot
Transport for Wales
33,900
38,800
Buckley Bwcle
1890
Flintshire
Transport for Wales
41,000
40,600
Builth Road Heol Llanfair-ym-Muallt
1866
Powys
Transport for Wales
7,500
7,100
Bynea Bynie
1840
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
2,200
2,700
Cadoxton Tregatwg
1888
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales
282,000
291,000
Caergwrle
1872
Flintshire
Transport for Wales
17,800
19,100
Caerphilly Caerffili
1858
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
772,000
812,000
Caersws
1863
Powys
Transport for Wales
69,700
60,600
Caldicot Cil-y-coed
1932
Monmouthshire
CrossCountry Transport for Wales
101,000
111,000
Cardiff Bay Bae Caerdydd
1844[ 10] `
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
1,303,000
1,721,000
Cardiff Central Caerdydd Canolog
1850
Cardiff
CrossCountry Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
12,952,000
14,205,000
Cardiff Queen Street Caerdydd Heol y Frenhines
1840
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
2,912,000
3,432,000
Carmarthen Caerfyrddin
1902
Carmarthenshire
Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
417,000
386,000
Cathays
1983
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
946,000
1,159,000
Cefn-y-Bedd
1866
Flintshire
Transport for Wales
7,600
7,200
Chepstow Cas-gwent
1850
Monmouthshire
CrossCountry Transport for Wales
253,000
270,000
Chirk Y Waun
1849
Wrexham
Transport for Wales
75,500
79,700
Cilmeri
1867
Powys
Transport for Wales
1,400
1,300
Clarbeston Road
1854
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
7,800
7,200
Clunderwen
1854
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
24,500
22,100
Cogan
1888
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales
310,000
346,000
Colwyn Bay Bae Colwyn
1849
Conwy
Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales
269,000
281,000
Conwy
1848[ 7]
Conwy
Transport for Wales
57,000
64,400
Coryton
1911[i]
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
195,000
217,000
Criccieth Cricieth
1867
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
27,500
27,500
Crosskeys
1962
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
123,000
121,000
Cwmbach
1914
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
27,400
30,500
Cwmbran Cwmbrân
1986
Torfaen
Transport for Wales
400,000
466,000
Cynghordy
1868
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
1,200
1,000
Danescourt
1987
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
108,000
133,000
Deganwy
1868
Conwy
Transport for Wales
11,000
12,800
Dinas Powys
1888
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales
93,400
100,000
Dinas Rhondda
1863
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
52,800
52,000
Dingle Road Heol Dingle
1904
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales
139,000
192,000
Dolau
1865
Powys
Transport for Wales
1,400
1,300
Dolgarrog
1916
Conwy
Transport for Wales
600
800
Dolwyddelan
1879
Conwy
Transport for Wales
3,400
3,800
Dovey Junction Cyffordd Dyfi
1863
Powys
Transport for Wales
4,400
4,600
Dyffryn Ardudwy
1867
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
16,600
15,100
Eastbrook
1986
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales
168,000
196,000
Ebbw Vale Parkway Parcffordd Glyn Ebwy
2008
Blaenau Gwent
Transport for Wales
53,200
41,200
Ebbw Vale Town Tref Glyn Ebwy
2015
Blaenau Gwent
Transport for Wales
245,000
256,000
Energlyn & Churchill Park Eneu'r-glyn a Pharc Churchill
2013
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
101,000
130,000
Fairbourne
1897
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales [j]
40,500
41,400
Fairwater Y Tyllgoed
1987
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
89,300
102,000
Fernhill
1988
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
26,100
24,000
Ferryside Glanyfferi
1852
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
20,100
19,600
Ffairfach
1852
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
2,700
2,400
Fishguard & Goodwick Abergwaun ac Wdig
1899
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
20,100
19,800
Fishguard Harbour [k] Porthladd Abergwaun
1906
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
17,000
14,000
Flint Y Fflint
1848[ 7]
Flintshire
Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales
258,000
278,000
Garth (Bridgend) Garth (Pen-y-bont)
1992
Bridgend
Transport for Wales
12,500
18,800
Garth (Powys)
1868
Powys
Transport for Wales
1,000
1,300
Gilfach Fargoed
1908
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
5,200
4,400
Glan Conwy
1863
Conwy
Transport for Wales
3,200
3,900
Gowerton Tre-gŵyr
1854[ 11]
Swansea
Transport for Wales
174,000
209,000
Grangetown
1882[ 12]
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
197,000
224,000
Gwersyllt
1845
Wrexham
Transport for Wales
26,800
24,500
Harlech
1867
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
124,000
135,000
Haverfordwest Hwlffordd
1854
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
133,000
124,000
Hawarden Penarlâg
1890
Flintshire
Transport for Wales
32,600
33,400
Hawarden Bridge Pont Penarlâg
1924
Flintshire
Transport for Wales
3,300
3,700
Heath High Level Lefel Uchaf y Mynydd Bychan
1915
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
441,000
513,000
Heath Low Level Lefel Isel y Mynydd Bychan
1911
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
68,500
96,700
Hengoed
1858
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
165,000
186,000
Holyhead Caergybi
1848[l]
Anglesey
Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales
220,000
217,000
Hope Yr Hob
1866
Flintshire
Transport for Wales
24,600
21,800
Johnston
1856
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
9,000
8,300
Kidwelly Cydweli
1852
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
28,200
28,700
Kilgetty Cilgeti
1866
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
16,400
15,700
Knucklas Cnwclas
1865
Powys
Transport for Wales
3,500
3,500
Lamphey Llandyfai
1863
Pembrokeshire
Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
4,900
5,100
Lisvane & Thornhill Llys-faen a Draenen Pen-y-graig
1986
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
216,000
264,000
Llanaber
1911
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
3,300
2,900
Llanbedr
1923
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
11,300
12,400
Llanbister Road Heol Llanbister
1865
Powys
Transport for Wales
1,000
900
Llanbradach
1858
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
98,700
111,000
Llandaf [s]
1840[ 3]
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
483,000
604,000
Llandanwg
1929
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
4,300
4,700
Llandecwyn
1930
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
1,900
1,700
Llandeilo
1857[ 6]
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
19,500
19,300
Llandovery Llanymddyfri
1858[ 13]
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
16,700
15,800
Llandrindod
1865
Powys
Transport for Wales
40,100
40,700
Llandudno
1858
Conwy
Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales
305,000
312,000
Llandudno Junction Cyffordd Llandudno
1858[m]
Conwy
Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales
317,000
325,000
Llandybie Llandybïe
1857
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
10,800
9,600
Llanelli
1842[ 14]
Carmarthenshire
Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
401,000
400,000
Llanfairfechan
1860
Conwy
Transport for Wales
14,000
16,400
Llanfairpwll [n]
1848
Anglesey
Transport for Wales
20,600
21,200
Llangadog
1858
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
5,600
5,000
Llangammarch Llangamarch
1867
Powys
Transport for Wales
1,800
1,800
Llangennech
1841
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
3,400
3,600
Llangynllo
1865
Powys
Transport for Wales
800
800
Llanharan
2007[ 15]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
176,000
204,000
Llanhilleth Llanhiledd
2008
Blaenau Gwent
Transport for Wales
84,300
78,600
Llanishen Llanisien
1871
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
270,000
334,000
Llanrwst
1989[ 8]
Conwy
Transport for Wales
12,600
13,800
Llansamlet
1885
Swansea
Transport for Wales
31,800
34,100
Llantwit Major Llanilltud Fawr
2005
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales
298,000
331,000
Llanwrda
1858
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
2,100
1,800
Llanwrtyd
1867
Powys
Transport for Wales
7,300
7,400
Llwyngwril
1863
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
28,600
31,600
Llwynypia
1863[ 16]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
61,700
55,700
Machynlleth
1863
Powys
Transport for Wales
138,000
131,000
Maesteg
1864
Bridgend
Transport for Wales
192,000
188,000
Maesteg (Ewenny Road) Maesteg (Heol Ewenni)
1992
Bridgend
Transport for Wales
5,500
6,600
Manorbier Maenorbŷr
1863
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
9,300
9,100
Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tudful
1853[ 3] [o]
Merthyr Tydfil
Transport for Wales
512,000
516,000
Merthyr Vale Ynysowen
1883[ 3]
Merthyr Tydfil
Transport for Wales
49,600
47,100
Milford Haven Aberdaugleddau
1863
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
62,800
59,300
Minffordd
1872
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales [p]
17,200
16,800
Morfa Mawddach
1865
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
11,400
11,900
Mountain Ash Aberpennar
1846[ 1]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
99,700
100,000
Narberth Arberth
1866
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
19,000
19,000
Neath Castell-nedd
1877
Neath Port Talbot
Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
817,000
882,000
Newbridge Trecelyn
2008
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
135,000
142,000
Newport Casnewydd
1850
Newport
CrossCountry Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
2,697,000
2,846,000
Newtown (Powys) Y Drenewydd
1861
Powys
Transport for Wales
185,000
185,000
Ninian Park Parc Ninian
1987
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
127,000
135,000
North Llanrwst Gogledd Llanrwst
1863[ 8]
Conwy
Transport for Wales
1,900
2,600
Pantyffynnon
1835[ 6]
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
3,300
3,600
Pembrey & Burry Port Pen-bre a Phorth Tywyn
1852
Carmarthenshire
Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
138,000
136,000
Pembroke Penfro
1863
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
31,100
32,600
Pembroke Dock Doc Penfro
1864
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
46,200
47,900
Penally Penalun
1972
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
5,200
5,100
Penarth
1878[ 12]
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales
627,000
739,000
Pencoed
1850
Bridgend
Transport for Wales
238,000
282,000
Pengam
1858
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
461,000
507,000
Penhelig
1933
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
8,600
8,900
Penmaenmawr
1848
Conwy
Transport for Wales
11,700
12,800
Penrhiwceiber
1883[ 3]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
44,800
44,100
Penrhyndeudraeth
1867
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
56,200
57,100
Pensarn (Gwynedd)
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
2,700
2,700
Pentre-bach
1886[ 3]
Merthyr Tydfil
Transport for Wales
27,000
26,500
Pen-y-bont Pen-y-bont (Powys)
1865
Powys
Transport for Wales
1,800
1,900
Penychain
1933
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
4,100
3,600
Penyffordd Pen-y-ffordd
1877
Flintshire
Transport for Wales
20,700
22,400
Pontarddulais
1840
Swansea
Transport for Wales
4,800
5,400
Pontlottyn Pontlotyn
1859
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
18,200
18,700
Pontyclun Pont-y-clun
1850
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
306,000
366,000
Pont-y-Pant
1879
Conwy
Transport for Wales
800
900
Pontypool & New Inn Pont-y-pŵl a New Inn
1852
Torfaen
Transport for Wales
77,000
111,000
Pontypridd
1840[ 1]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
864,000
934,000
Port Talbot Parkway Parcffordd Port Talbot
1850
Neath Port Talbot
Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
517,000
547,000
Porth Y Porth
1876[ 16]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
355,000
373,000
Porthmadog
1867
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales [q]
70,900
73,100
Prestatyn
1848[ 7]
Denbighshire
Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales
333,000
334,000
Pwllheli
1869
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
76,500
76,200
Pyle Y Pîl
1850[ 17]
Bridgend
Transport for Wales
125,000
147,000
Pye Corner
2014[ 16]
Newport
Transport for Wales
96,700
126,000
Quakers Yard Mynwent-y-Crynwyr
1841[ 1]
Merthyr Tydfil
Transport for Wales
66,000
71,200
Radyr Radur
1863[ 3]
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
539,000
736,000
Rhiwbina
1911
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
103,000
155,000
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Caerdydd Y Rhws
2005[ 18]
Vale of Glamorgan
Transport for Wales
178,000
197,000
Rhosneigr
1907
Anglesey
Transport for Wales
11,600
10,800
Rhyl Y Rhyl
1848[ 7]
Denbighshire
Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales
520,000
520,000
Rhymney Rhymni
1858
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
181,000
192,000
Risca & Pontymister Rhisga a Phont-y-meistr
2008
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
99,300
102,000
Rogerstone Tŷ-du
2008
Newport
Transport for Wales
90,600
100,000
Roman Bridge Pont Rufeinig
1879
Conwy
Transport for Wales
900
1,100
Ruabon Rhiwabon
1846[ 19]
Wrexham
Transport for Wales
96,000
103,000
Sarn
1992
Bridgend
Transport for Wales
58,800
63,300
Saundersfoot
1866
Pembrokeshire
Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
8,000
8,300
Severn Tunnel Junction Cyffordd Twnnel Hafren
1886
Monmouthshire
CrossCountry Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
267,000
240,000
Shotton
1891
Flintshire
Transport for Wales
215,000
224,000
Skewen Sgiwen
1882[ 17]
Neath Port Talbot
Transport for Wales
41,700
43,900
Sugar Loaf Dinas y Bwlch
1868
Powys
Transport for Wales
1,800
700
Swansea Abertawe
1850[ 1]
Swansea
Great Western Railway Transport for Wales
2,159,000
2,204,000
Taffs Well Ffynnon Taf
1863[ 3]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
364,000
429,000
Talsarnau
1867
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
5,400
5,900
Talybont Tal-y-bont
1914
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
26,900
25,300
Tal-y-Cafn Tal-y-cafn
1863
Conwy
Transport for Wales
1,100
1,400
Tenby Dinbych-y-pysgod
1863
Pembrokeshire
Transport for Wales
123,000
125,000
Tir-Phil
1858
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
23,600
25,200
Tondu
1864
Bridgend
Transport for Wales
48,900
51,500
Tonfanau
1895
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
3,300
3,100
Ton Pentre Tonpentre
1861
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
79,900
75,500
Tonypandy
1908[ 16]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
111,000
105,000
Treforest Trefforest
1845[ 3]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
752,000
791,000
Treforest Estate Ystad Trefforest
1942[ 3]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
83,700
86,100
Trehafod
1841[ 1]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
38,400
40,300
Treherbert
1901[ 16]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
486,000
464,000
Treorchy Treorci
1884[ 16]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
170,000
159,000
Troed-y-rhiw
1841[ 3]
Merthyr Tydfil
Transport for Wales
38,800
42,700
Ty Croes
1848
Anglesey
Transport for Wales
4,300
3,600
Ty Glas Tŷ Glas
1987
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
207,000
228,000
Tygwyn
1927
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales
1,600
1,300
Tywyn
1863
Gwynedd
Transport for Wales [r]
102,000
105,000
Valley Y Dyffryn
1849
Anglesey
Transport for Wales
14,700
14,500
Waun-gron Park Parc Waun-gron
1987
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
96,800
127,000
Welshpool Y Trallwng
1862
Powys
Transport for Wales
180,000
183,000
Whitchurch (Cardiff) Yr Eglwys Newydd
1911
Cardiff
Transport for Wales
25,400
33,700
Whitland Hendy-gwyn ar Daf
1854
Carmarthenshire
Transport for Wales
48,100
45,200
Wildmill Melin Wyllt
1992
Bridgend
Transport for Wales
26,300
31,400
Wrexham Central Wrecsam Canolog
1887[ 20]
Wrexham
Transport for Wales
88,600
81,800
Wrexham General Wrecsam Cyffredinol
1846[ 19]
Wrexham
Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales
492,000
530,000
Ynyswen
1986[ 16]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
12,800
11,600
Ystrad Mynach
1858
Caerphilly
Transport for Wales
377,000
410,000
Ystrad Rhondda
1986[ 16]
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Transport for Wales
52,500
52,600
Gallery
Abergavenny - Gateway to the
Brecon Beacons
Bangor - Last mainland station on the
North Wales Coast Line
Barry - The largest of three stations serving the seaside town
Betws-y-Coed - Gateway to
Snowdonia
Cardiff Central - Largest and busiest in Wales
Cardiff Queen Street - Second busiest in Wales and important hub in the city
Danescourt - On the
Valley Lines network serving the Cardiff suburb
Dolau - Visited by
Queen Elizabeth in 2002
Haverfordwest - Gateway to
St Davids
Minffordd - Serving
Portmeirion
Newport - Third largest and busiest in Wales
Porthmadog - On the
Cambrian Coast Line
Rhymney - In the heart of the
South Wales Valleys
Roman Bridge
Severn Tunnel Junction - Important commuter station
Taff's Well - Serving the Cardiff suburb
Wrexham General - Important northern interchange for the city
See also
a Aber opened in 1908 as Beddau Halt. It was renamed in 1926 as Aber Junction Halt, then in 1968 renamed as Aber Halt. It gained its current name in 1969, after a station in Gwynedd named Aber had been closed in 1960.
b Abercynon opened in 1840 as Navigation House. It was renamed in 1846 as Aberdare Junction, then in 1896 was renamed as Abercynon. It was renamed Abercynon South in 1988, upon the opening of Abercynon North . It reverted to Abercynon in 2008 upon the closure of Abercynon North.
c Abererch was renamed in 1956 as Abererch Halt. The name was changed back in 1968. The station closed in 1994, although it has since reopened.
d Abergavenny was renamed in 1950 as Abergavenny Monmouth Road. The name was changed back in 1968.
e Aberystwyth is also served by the Vale of Rheidol Railway , a narrow-gauge heritage railway .[ 21]
f Ammanford opened in 1841 as Duffryn. It was renamed in 1889 as Tirydail, and gained its current name in 1960.
g Barry Island is also served by the Barry Island Railway , a standard-gauge heritage railway, also known as the Vale of Glamorgan Railway.[ 22]
h The present station at Blaenau Ffestiniog was opened in 1982, on the site of the 1882 Great Western Railway station from where trains ran to Bala . This line closed in 1961. The London & North Western Railway line from Llandudno originally terminated to the North of the present location, having reached the town in 1879. The present station is also served by the Ffestiniog Railway , a narrow-gauge heritage railway.[ 23]
i Coryton was relocated in 1931.
j Fairbourne is also served by the nearby Fairbourne Railway , a narrow-gauge heritage railway.[ 24]
k Fishguard Harbour is unusual in that it is not owned by Network Rail , but is privately owned by the ferry operator Stena Line , who operate between Fishguard and Rosslare Europort .[ 25]
l The first station at Holyhead was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway in 1848 but this was replaced by the second in 1851. The present station was opened by the London & North Western Railway in 1880.
m Llandudno Junction was opened in 1858 on a site slightly to the West of its present location. The station moved to the present site in 1897 in order to allow room for expansion.[ 26]
n Although Llanfairpwll is famous for having the longest station name in Britain, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, this is only used unofficially. The longest officially used station name on Britain's railway network is in fact Rhoose Cardiff International Airport , in South Wales.
o In 1853 a station called Merthyr High Street was first opened on the present day site of Merthyr Tydfil . It was rebuilt on part of the original site in 1974 and again in 1996.[ 27] [ 3]
p Minffordd is also served by the Ffestiniog Railway , a narrow-gauge heritage railway.[ 23]
q Porthmadog is also served by the Ffestiniog Railway , and the Welsh Highland Railway , both narrow-gauge heritage railways.[ 23] [ 28]
r Tywyn is also served by the Talyllyn Railway , a narrow-gauge heritage railway.[ 29]
s Although the English spelling for the area served is Llandaff , the station uses the Welsh spelling Llandaf
References
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^ a b c "Station usage" . Office of Rail Regulation . Retrieved 25 January 2008 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1 . Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1 .
^ "Abergele Town Guide" (PDF) . Abergele Town Council . Retrieved 2 February 2008 .[dead link ]
^ "History of Aberystwyth 1850–1900" . Aberystwyth Guide . Retrieved 28 January 2008 .
^ a b c "The History of the Parish of Llandybie" . GENUKI . Retrieved 2 February 2008 .
^ a b c d e Parry, E (1848). Parry's railway companion from Chester to Holyhead .
^ a b c "The passenger's view from the train" . The Conwy Valley line . Retrieved 29 January 2008 .
^ Kelly, Peter, ed. (December 1994), "Baglan Swanline station delayed", Rail , no. 241, p. 6
^ "Walks Through Time: Cardiff city and Bay circular" . BBC. Retrieved 2 February 2008 .
^ Contemporary report in The Cambrian newspaper, cited by N.T. Wassell in magazine article "Gowerton North (Part One)", published by the Railway Club of Wales, circa 1986.
^ a b Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 3 . Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-251-4 .
^ "Railway Stations: Pantyffynnon to Llandeilo" . welcome to the town of Ammanford . Retrieved 2 February 2008 .
^ "Railways in the Amman Valley and District in the Nineteenth Century" . welcome to the town of Ammanford . Retrieved 2 February 2008 .
^ "Village back on track 43 years on" . BBC News . 10 December 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2007 .
^ a b c d e f g h Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2 . Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7 .
^ a b Quick, M. E. (2005). Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales: a chronology . Richmond: Railway & Canal Historical Society.
^ "Rail link returns after 40 years" . BBC News . 10 June 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2008 .
^ a b Parry, E. (1849). Railways The Railway Companion from Chester to Shrewsbury .
^ "Wrexham Central" . Subterranea Britannica . Retrieved 3 February 2008 .
^ "Welcome" . Vale of Rheidol Railway . Retrieved 28 January 2008 .
^ "How to find us" . Barry Island Railway . Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2008 .
^ a b c "Getting here" . The Ffestiniog Railway . Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008 .
^ "Our location" . Fairbourne Steam Railway . Retrieved 29 January 2008 .
^ "Smoking ban loophole on platform" . BBC News . 7 October 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2008 .
^ Rear, W. G. (1991). Railways of North Wales: Conway Valley Line – Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llandudno Junction . Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1-870119-14-2 .
^ Barrie, D.S.M. (1980). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, vol. 12: South Wales . David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7970-4 .
^ "How to get here" . Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) . Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008 .
^ "Getting here" . Talyllyn Railway . Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2008 .
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