Newbridge railway station, Caerphilly
Newbridge  | |
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| Welsh: Trecelyn | |
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150213 and 150229 at Newbridge on the first weekend after reopening | |
| Location | |
| Place | Newbridge |
| Local authority | Caerphilly |
| Grid reference | ST210969 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NBE |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2007/08 | 20,573 |
| 2008/09 |
 0.115 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.120 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.132 million |
| 2011/12 |
 0.131 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.134 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.134 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.132 million |
| History | |
| 23 December 1850 | Opened |
| 30 April 1962 | Closed to passengers |
| 7 April 1969 | Closed to goods |
| 6 February 2008 | Reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newbridge from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
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Newbridge railway station (Welsh: Trecelyn) is on the Ebbw Valley Railway and serves the towns of Newbridge and Blackwood in south east Wales.
History
The station opened on 6 February 2008 when services between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station commenced.[1] Plans include an hourly service to Newport.
The station is on the site of the former station and coal yard in the town centre opposite the Co-op food store and existing council car park. The single-platform station and car park is off a signalised junction on Bridge Street. The original station was opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company on 23 December 1850, which closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and to goods on 7 April 1969.[2][1][3]
An hourly service operates in both directions on weekdays and Saturdays with a two-hourly Sunday service.
In February 2009 Caerphilly County Borough Council started construction on a footbridge to link the station with the Comprehensive School, Leisure Centre and the town centre.
Future
Doubling between Crosskeys and Aberbeeg Jct will require a second platform to be built at Newbridge and Llanhilleth
Following completion of the doubling and new platform (including Llanhilleth), a train service between Ebbw Vale and Newport is planned.
References
Notes
- 1 2 Quick 2009, p. 288.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 168.
- ↑ Clinker 1988, p. 100.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Clinker, C.R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 0-905466-91-8. OCLC 655703233.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978 0 901461 57 5. OCLC 612226077.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newbridge (Caerphilly) railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Newbridge railway station, Caerphilly from National Rail
- Planning Approval Granted for New Railway Station
- Archive of Ebbw Valley Railway Scheme website (Blaenau Gwent council, 2008)
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Llanhilleth | Arriva Trains Wales Cardiff Central - Ebbw Vale Town |
Crosskeys | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Crumlin Low Level Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
Celynen South Halt Line open, station closed | ||
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Coordinates: 51°39′56.91″N 3°8′34.13″W / 51.6658083°N 3.1428139°W