Bargoed Interchange

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Cyfnewidfa Bargod BSicon BUS.svg
Bus station
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Bargoed Interchange, officially opened in June 2011
General information
LocationBargoed Bus Station
Station Road
Bargoed
CF81 9AL
Caerphilly
Wales
Coordinates 51°41′29″N3°13′43″W / 51.691343°N 3.228545°W / 51.691343; -3.228545
Owned by Caerphilly County Borough Council
Operated by Caerphilly County Borough Council
Bus routes8
Bus standsTotal: 5 stands
Bus operators Stagecoach in South Wales, NAT Group, Harris Coaches
Connections Newport bus station, Merthyr Tydfil, Blackwood Interchange, Caerphilly, Pontypridd, Ystrad Mynach
Construction
Structure typeModern steel and glass passenger shelter, toilets and a new pedestrian link to High Street
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleLevel boarding
Other information
Station codecpyjpjw
Website https://www.traveline.info/
History
Opened11 June 2011 (2011-06-11) [1]

Bargoed Interchange (Welsh : Cyfnewidfa Bargod) is a bus station located in the town centre of Bargoed, South Wales. It is situated near the High Street.

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Background

The new station building was funded through the European Union Regional Development Fund, and through the Welsh Government's Targeted Match Funding, Transport Grant programme, and the Heads of the Valleys Programme. [2]

Layout

An electronic display board at Bargoed Interchange Bargoed Interchange electronic display board (geograph 5027682).jpg
An electronic display board at Bargoed Interchange

The toilet facilities closed in April 2019 due to the increasing financial difficulties faced by Caerphilly Council. [3] Caerphilly Town Centre public toilets re-opened in July 2019 but the fate of facilities in Blackwood remain uncertain. [4]

The station was covered by Caerphilly Council's Public Space Protection Orders issued in 2015, which introduced Community Safety Wardens empowered to issue fixed penalty notices of £100 for any incidents of anti-social activities at the station, including any "disorderly, indecent or offensive" behaviour including loitering. [5] The orders also apply to bus stations in Blackwood and Nelson, and the train and bus station areas in Caerphilly. Bargoed Bus Station has previously suffered from a high number of reports related to youth anti-social behaviour. [5]

Destinations

Bargoed services run to Newport, Merthyr Tydfil, Blackwood, Caerphilly, Pontypridd, and Ystrad Mynach.

List of destinations [6]
OperatorNumberService begins atStandService destinationJourney timeFrequency
Stagecoach1Bargoed1Merthyr Tydfil59 minutesEvery 60 minutes
Stagecoach2Bargoed1Merthyr Tydfil68 minutesEvery 60 minutes
Stagecoach3Bargoed1Merthyr Tydfil65 minutesEvery 60 minutes
Harris Coaches and

Stagecoach

C9Bargoed3Caerphilly38 minutesEvery 30 minutes
Harris Coaches14Bargoed2Blackwood25 minutesEvery 30 minutes
NATC17Bargoed5Caerphilly42 minutesEvery 60 minutes
NATC18Bargoed5Caerphilly42 minutesEvery 60 minutes
Stagecoach27Bargoed1Blackwood23 minutesEvery 60 minutes
NATX38Bargoed5Pontypridd via Nelson43 minutesEvery 60 minutes
Stagecoach50Bargoed4 Newport bus station 86 minutesEvery 55 minutes
Stagecoach50ABargoed4 Newport bus station 84 minutesEvery 50 minutes

Rail transport

Bargoed railway station is 200 metres (220 yd) north of the bus interchange, providing fast transfer to the following: [2]

   Rhymney line

   Penarth branch line

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References

  1. ↑ "Bargoed bus station to get official opening". 6 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Bargoed bus station to get official opening". Caerphilly Observer. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "'Dismayed' residents fight to save toilets". 21 March 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Toilets now reopened thanks to taxi drivers". Caerphilly Observer. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 Deans, David (2 August 2015). "Fines will be imposed to tackle anti-social behaviour at bus and train stations". walesonline. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bargoed Interchange (Stand 1) – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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