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 Arriva Trains 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 Virgin Trains run from North Wales-West Midlands-London.

The main rail routes in Wales include:

• London-South Wales
• Cardiff-Newport-Wrexham-Holyhead/Manchester
• Valley Lines urban network
• London-Holyhead/Bangor/Wrexham

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 2013–14[2]	Station users 2014–15[2]
Aber	1908^[a]	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	220,000	213,000
Abercynon	1840[3]^[b]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	252,000	265,000
Aberdare Aberdâr	1988	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	558,000	552,000
Aberdovey Aberdyfi	1867	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	34,500	36,700
Abererch	1867^[c]	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	1,400	300
Abergavenny Y Fenni	1854^[d]	Monmouthshire	Arriva Trains Wales Great Western Railway	390,000	425,000
Abergele and Pensarn Abergele a Phen-sarn	1848[4]	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	81,200	73,600
Aberystwyth	1864[5]	Ceredigion	Arriva Trains Wales^[e]	307,000	304,000
Ammanford Rhydaman	1841^[f][6]	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	20,000	20,200
Baglan	1996	Neath Port Talbot	Arriva Trains Wales	22,600	27,500
Bangor	1848[7]	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales Virgin Trains	663,000	671,000
Bargoed Bargod	1858	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	209,000	222,000
Barmouth Abermaw		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	150,000	173,000
Barry Y Barri	1889	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales	559,000	531,000
Barry Docks Dociau'r Barri	1888	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales	204,000	205,000
Barry Island Ynys y Barri	1896	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales^[g]	621,000	608,000
Betws-y-coed	1868[8]	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	35,400	41,500
Birchgrove Llwynfedw	1929	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	34,000	45,600
Blaenau Ffestiniog	1883^[h]	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales^[h]	44,800	47,700
Bodorgan	1849	Anglesey	Arriva Trains Wales	5,600	5,700
Borth		Ceredigion	Arriva Trains Wales	52,700	53,700
Bridgend Pen-y-bont	1850	Bridgend	Arriva Trains Wales Great Western Railway	1,670,000	1,518,000
Brithdir	1871	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	13,500	15,600
Briton Ferry Llansawel	1994[9]	Neath Port Talbot	Arriva Trains Wales	35,400	36,900
Buckley Bwcle	1890	Flintshire	Arriva Trains Wales	50,500	51,700
Builth Road Heol Llanfair-ym-Muallt		Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	8,300	8,100
Bynea Bynie		Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	1,700	2,000
Cadoxton Tregatwg	1888	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales	278,000	269,000
Caergwrle	1872	Flintshire	Arriva Trains Wales	24,400	23,000
Caerphilly Caerffili	1858	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	698,000	709,000
Caersws	1863	Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	45,900	49,300
Caldicot Cil-y-coed	1932	Monmouthshire	Arriva Trains Wales CrossCountry	93,100	96,300
Cardiff Bay Bae Caerdydd	1844[10]`	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	1,019,000	1,144,000
Cardiff Central Caerdydd Canolog	1850	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales CrossCountry Great Western Railway	11,740,000	11,939,000
Cardiff Queen Street Caerdydd Heol y Frenhines	1840	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	2,463,000	2,523,000
Carmarthen Caerfyrddin	1902	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales Great Western Railway	419,000	428,000
Cathays	1983	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	807,000	861,000
Cefn-Y-Bedd	1866	Flintshire	Arriva Trains Wales	9,400	8,900
Chepstow Cas-gwent	1850	Monmouthshire	Arriva Trains Wales CrossCountry	217,000	231,000
Chirk Y Waun	1849	Wrexham	Arriva Trains Wales	70,600	70,700
Cilmeri		Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	2,000	2,600
Clarbeston Road	1854	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	10,400	11,000
Clunderwen	1854	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	24,600	25,000
Cogan	1888	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales	283,000	289,000
Colwyn Bay Bae Colwyn	1849	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales Virgin Trains	305,000	295,000
Conwy	1848[7]	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	39,000	41,600
Coryton	1911^[i]	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	266,000	255,000
Criccieth Cricieth	1867	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	18,100	15,600
Cwmbach	1914	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	20,300	23,000
Cwmbran Cwmbrân	1986	Torfaen	Arriva Trains Wales	348,000	354,000
Cynghordy		Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	1,300	1,300
Danescourt	1987	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	85,500	95,300
Deganwy	1868	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	11,400	10,900
Dinas Powys	1888	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales	96,600	105,000
Dinas Rhondda		Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	62,800	59,700
Dingle Road Heol Dingle	1904	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales	59,600	80,700
Dolau	1865	Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	1,400	1,400
Dolgarrog	1916	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	800	1,500
Dolwyddelan		Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	4,200	4,400
Dovey Junction Cyffordd Dyfi		Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	1,800	2,400
Dyffryn Ardudwy		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	16,600	18,700
Eastbrook	1986	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales	169,000	171,000
Ebbw Vale Parkway Parcffordd Glyn Ebwy	2008	Blaenau Gwent	Arriva Trains Wales	264,000	254,000
Ebbw Vale Town	2015	Blaenau Gwent	Arriva Trains Wales	n/a	n/a
Energlyn and Churchill Park Eneu'r-glyn a Pharc Churchill	2013	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	15,900	69,400
Fairbourne	1897	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales^[j]	38,200	44,100
Fairwater Y Tyllgoed	1987	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	50,700	67,300
Fernhill	1988	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	24,300	25,200
Ferryside Glanyfferi		Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	20,700	19,300
Ffairfach	1852	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	3,100	2,800
Fishguard and Goodwick	1899	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	17,062	19,874
Fishguard Harbour^[k] Porthladd Abergwaun	1906	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	29,400	26,500
Flint Y Fflint	1848[7]	Flintshire	Arriva Trains Wales Virgin Trains	264,000	266,000
Garth (Bridgend) Garth (Pen-y-bont)	1992	Bridgend	Arriva Trains Wales	26,300	14,800
Garth (Powys)		Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	1,300	1,500
Gilfach Fargoed	1908	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	3,700	3,600
Glan Conwy	1863	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	4,600	4,900
Gowerton Tre-gŵyr		Swansea	Arriva Trains Wales	110,000	131,000
Grangetown	1882[11]	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	180,000	183,000
Gwersyllt	1845	Wrexham	Arriva Trains Wales	40,200	39,900
Harlech		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	97,600	106,000
Haverfordwest Hwlffordd	1854	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	136,000	140,000
Hawarden Penarlâg	1890	Flintshire	Arriva Trains Wales	40,000	36,400
Hawarden Bridge Pont Penarlâg		Flintshire	Arriva Trains Wales	4,100	4,900
Heath High Level Lefel Uchaf y Mynydd Bychan	1915	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	348,000	375,000
Heath Low Level Lefel Isel y Mynydd Bychan	1911	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	54,100	57,500
Hengoed	1858	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	123,000	130,000
Holyhead Caergybi	1848^[l]	Anglesey	Arriva Trains Wales Virgin Trains	233,000	235,000
Hope Yr Hob		Flintshire	Arriva Trains Wales	29,700	27,500
Johnston	1856	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	8,300	9,000
Kidwelly Cydweli		Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	26,800	31,000
Kilgetty Cilgeti		Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	17,100	17,200
Knucklas Cnwclas		Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	4,800	4,900
Lamphey Llandyfai		Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales Great Western Railway	5,000	5,600
Lisvane and Thornhill Llys-faen a Draenen Pen-y-graig	1986	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	176,000	188,000
Llanaber		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	2,200	2,000
Llanbedr		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	9,100	12,200
Llanbister Road		Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	1,400	1,200
Llanbradach	1858	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	137,000	124,000
Llandaf ^[s]	1840[3]	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	441,000	448,000
Llandanwg	1929	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	4,400	4,600
Llandecwyn		Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	900	1,400
Llandeilo	1857[6]	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	15,800	17,400
Llandovery Llanymddyfri	1858[12]	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	17,000	18,900
Llandrindod	1865	Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	43,000	43,700
Llandudno	1858	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales Virgin Trains	315,000	312,000
Llandudno Junction Cyffordd Llandudno	1858^[m]	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales Virgin Trains	342,000	341,000
Llandybie Llandybïe		Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	8,200	7,500
Llanelli	1842[13]	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales Great Western Railway	393,000	403,000
Llanfairfechan		Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	12,800	12,000
Llanfairpwll ^[n]	1848	Anglesey	Arriva Trains Wales	17,600	19,000
Llangadog	1858	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	6,100	6,400
Llangammarch Llangamarch		Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	3,100	2,800
Llangennech	1841	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	2,900	2,700
Llangynllo	1865	Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	800	800
Llanharan	2007[14]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	163,000	165,000
Llanishen Llanisien	1871	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	221,000	238,000
Llanrwst	1989[8]	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	19,900	21,100
Llansamlet	1885	Swansea	Arriva Trains Wales	33,200	33,800
Llantwit Major Llanilltud Fawr	2005	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales	304,000	301,000
Llanwrda	1858	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	2,100	2,200
Llanwrtyd	1867	Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	9,000	9,000
Llwyngwril	1863	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	34,200	32,000
Llwynypia	1863[15]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	58,200	55,500
Machynlleth	1863	Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	120,000	121,000
Maesteg	1864	Bridgend	Arriva Trains Wales	219,000	188,000
Maesteg (Ewenny Road) Maesteg Heol Ewenni	1992	Bridgend	Arriva Trains Wales	3,900	2,800
Manorbier Maenorbŷr		Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	7,800	9,600
Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tudful	1853[3]^[o]	Merthyr Tydfil	Arriva Trains Wales	547,000	563,000
Merthyr Vale Ynysowen	1883[3]	Merthyr Tydfil	Arriva Trains Wales	61,600	62,800
Milford Haven Aberdaugleddau	1863	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	61,700	65,400
Minffordd	1872	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales^[p]	14,500	11,500
Morfa Mawddach	1865	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	10,000	10,800
Mountain Ash Aberpennar	1846[1]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	92,000	96,700
Narberth Arberth		Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	19,600	22,300
Neath Castell-nedd		Neath Port Talbot	Arriva Trains Wales Great Western Railway	820,000	835,000
Newbridge Trecelyn	2008	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	134,000	132,000
Newport Casnewydd	1850	Newport	Arriva Trains Wales CrossCountry Great Western Railway	2,291,000	2,389,000
Newtown (Powys) Y Drenewydd		Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	124,000	130,000
Ninian Park Parc Ninian	1987	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	99,900	100,000
North Llanrwst Gogledd Llanrwst	1863[8]	Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	2,200	2,000
Pantyffynnon	1835[6]	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	4,800	4,400
Pembrey and Burry Port Pen-bre a Phorth Tywyn	1852	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales Great Western Railway	131,000	146,000
Pembroke Penfro	1863	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	28,900	30,400
Pembroke Dock Doc Penfro	1864	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	45,200	47,400
Penally Penalun	1972	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	4,500	5,000
Penarth	1878[11]	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales	600,000	597,000
Pencoed	1850	Bridgend	Arriva Trains Wales	297,000	239,000
Pengam		Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	461,000	469,000
Penhelig	1933	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	9,200	9,000
Penmaenmawr		Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	15,300	13,900
Penrhiwceiber	1883[3]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	49,400	49,700
Penrhyndeudraeth	1867	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	40,700	40,000
Pensarn (Gwynedd)		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	1,800	2,100
Pentre-bach	1886[3]	Merthyr Tydfil	Arriva Trains Wales	28,300	33,500
Pen-y-bont Pen-y-bont (Powys)		Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	1,500	1,700
Penychain		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	3,100	3,300
Penyffordd Pen-y-ffordd	1877	Flintshire	Arriva Trains Wales	22,200	24,600
Pontarddulais	1840	Swansea	Arriva Trains Wales	4,700	5,300
Pontlottyn Pontlotyn	1859	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	20,900	21,900
Pontyclun Pont-y-clun	1850	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	281,000	296,000
Pont-y-Pant		Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	1,400	1,700
Pontypool and New Inn Pont-y-pŵl a New Inn	1852	Torfaen	Arriva Trains Wales	58,100	58,500
Pontypridd	1840[1]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	861,000	800,000
Port Talbot Parkway Parcffordd Port Talbot	1850	Neath Port Talbot	Arriva Trains Wales Great Western Railway	510,000	500,000
Porth Y Porth	1876[15]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	307,000	314,000
Porthmadog		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales^[q]	53,000	55,900
Prestatyn	1848[7]	Denbighshire	Arriva Trains Wales Virgin Trains	363,000	349,000
Pwllheli	1869	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	30,700	54,300
Pyle Y Pîl	1850[16]	Bridgend	Arriva Trains Wales	156,000	114,000
Quakers Yard Mynwent-y-Crynwyr	1841[1]	Merthyr Tydfil	Arriva Trains Wales	83,000	82,700
Radyr	1863[3]	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	469,000	475,000
Rhiwbina	1911	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	46,300	69,200
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Caerdydd Y Rhws	2005[17]	Vale of Glamorgan	Arriva Trains Wales	185,000	168,000
Rhosneigr	1907	Anglesey	Arriva Trains Wales	17,900	17,000
Rhyl Y Rhyl	1848[7]	Denbighshire	Arriva Trains Wales Virgin Trains	591,000	544,000
Rhymney Rhymni	1858	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	198,000	211,000
Risca and Pontymister Rhisga a Phont-y-meistr	2008	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	109,000	108,000
Rogerstone Tŷ-du	2008	Newport	Arriva Trains Wales	115,000	106,000
Roman Bridge Pont Rufeinig		Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	800	700
Ruabon Rhiwabon	1846[18]	Wrexham	Arriva Trains Wales	93,300	99,800
Sarn	1992	Bridgend	Arriva Trains Wales	78,200	61,500
Saundersfoot		Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales Great Western Railway	7,800	8,300
Severn Tunnel Junction Cyffordd Twnnel Hafren	1886	Monmouthshire	Arriva Trains Wales CrossCountry Great Western Railway	215,000	239,000
Shotton		Flintshire	Arriva Trains Wales	248,000	241,000
Skewen Sgiwen	1882[16]	Neath Port Talbot	Arriva Trains Wales	36,700	45,400
Sugar Loaf	1868	Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	200	100
Swansea Abertawe	1850[1]	Swansea	Arriva Trains Wales Great Western Railway	2,116,000	2,166,000
Taffs Well Ffynnon Taf	1863[3]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	324,000	338,000
Talsarnau		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	7,000	5,800
Talybont Tal-y-bont		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	20,300	22,100
Tal-y-Cafn Tal-y-cafn		Conwy	Arriva Trains Wales	2,400	2,100
Tenby Dinbych-y-pysgod	1863	Pembrokeshire	Arriva Trains Wales	112,000	121,000
Tir-Phil	1858	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	23,600	26,200
Tondu	1864	Bridgend	Arriva Trains Wales	56,900	43,400
Tonfanau		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	2,700	3,300
Ton Pentre Tonpentre	1861	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	46,800	47,100
Tonypandy	1908[15]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	79,300	82,400
Treforest Trefforest	1845[3]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	825,000	810,000
Treforest Estate Ystad Trefforest	1942[3]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	114,000	120,000
Trehafod	1841[1]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	31,100	31,700
Treherbert	1901[15]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	542,000	522,000
Treorchy Treorci	1884[15]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	74,400	77,800
Troed-y-rhiw	1841[3]	Merthyr Tydfil	Arriva Trains Wales	44,500	48,400
Ty Croes	1848	Anglesey	Arriva Trains Wales	4,100	4,800
Ty Glas Tŷ Glas	1987	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	131,000	147,000
Tygwyn		Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales	1,400	1,200
Tywyn	1863	Gwynedd	Arriva Trains Wales^[r]	97,700	105,000
Valley Y Fali	1849	Anglesey	Arriva Trains Wales	18,200	16,700
Waun-gron Park Parc Waun-gron	1987	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	55,500	71,100
Welshpool Y Trallwng	1862	Powys	Arriva Trains Wales	122,000	134,000
Whitchurch (Cardiff) Eglwys Newydd	1911	Cardiff	Arriva Trains Wales	11,400	16,200
Whitland Hendy-gwyn ar Daf	1854	Carmarthenshire	Arriva Trains Wales	54,300	54,600
Wildmill Melin Wyllt	1992	Bridgend	Arriva Trains Wales	17,800	19,700
Wrexham Central Wrecsam Canolog	1887[19]	Wrexham	Arriva Trains Wales	53,100	73,400
Wrexham General Wrecsam Cyffredinol	1846[18]	Wrexham	Arriva Trains Wales Virgin Trains	591,000	552,000
Ynyswen	1986[15]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	9,700	10,100
Ystrad Mynach	1858	Caerphilly	Arriva Trains Wales	312,000	318,000
Ystrad Rhondda	1986[15]	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Arriva Trains Wales	52,100	51,000

Gallery

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  Abergavenny - Gateway to the Brecon Beacons

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  Bangor - Last mainland station on the North Wales Coast Line

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  Barry - The largest of three stations serving the seaside town

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  Betws-y-Coed - Gateway to Snowdonia

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  Cardiff Central - Largest and busiest in Wales

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  Cardiff Queen Street - Second busiest in Wales and important hub in the city

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  Danescourt - On the Valley Lines network serving the Cardiff suburb

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  Dolau - Visited by Queen Elizabeth in 2002

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  Haverfordwest - Gateway to St. David's

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  Minffordd - Serving Portmeirion

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  Newport - Third largest and busiest in Wales

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  Porthmadog - On the Cambrian Coast Line

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  Rhymney - In the heart of the South Wales Valleys

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  Roman Bridge

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  Severn Tunnel Junction - Important commuter station

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  Taff's Well - Serving the Cardiff suburb

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  Wrexham General - Important northern interchange for the town

See also

• List of railway stations in Cardiff
• Transport in Wales

Footnotes

^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.^[20]

^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.^[21]

^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.^[22]

ⁱ Coryton was relocated in 1931.

^j Fairbourne is also served by the nearby Fairbourne Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway.^[23]

^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.^[24]

^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.^[25]

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.^[26][3]

^p Minffordd is also served by the Ffestiniog Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway.^[22]

^q Porthmadog is also served by the Ffestiniog Railway, and the Welsh Highland Railway, both narrow-gauge heritage railways.^[22][27]

^r Tywyn is also served by the Talyllyn Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway.^[28]

^s Although the English spelling for the area served is Llandaff, the station uses the Welsh spelling Llandaf

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