It originally had two platforms with a goods yard to the north,[4] but is now an unstaffed halt.[5]
The station was host to a Great Western Railwaycamping coach from 1934 to 1939;[6][7] one was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1962. In 1963,the administration of camping coaches at the station was taken over by the London Midland;there was a coach here from 1963 to 1968 and two coaches from 1969 to 1971.[8]
The original station building still remains and is Grade II listed;it is in private commercial use apart from one room,which provides a waiting room for passengers. The station was adopted under Arriva Trains Wales' Station Adoption Scheme and has won a number of community awards.[citation needed]
In January 2011,volunteers started to convert an unused part of the waiting room and the long-closed booking office into a museum;this was completed in July 2011.[9] The museum now houses various collections,including Village History,Railway &Industrial Heritage,Natural History and Environmental displays.[10]
Facilities
Train running information is provided by the standard combination of digital CIS displays,timetable poster boards and customer help point installed at most TfW-managed stations. Step-free access is available from the entrance and car park to the platform.[11]
In popular culture
The museum and station play a key role in series 1,episode 4,entitled "The Girl in the Water",of Y Gwyll (Hinterland in English);this was transmitted on S4C in 2013 and BBC One Wales in January 2014.[12] In 2019,Derek Brockway visited Borth Station Museum[13] as part of his walk from Ynyslas to Aberystwyth,on his BBC programme Weatherman Walking.[14]
Services
Trains call at least every two hours in each direction on Mondays-Saturdays;this rises to hourly during morning and afternoon peak periods and into the evening. Services operate to Aberystwyth westbound and either Machynlleth,Shrewsbury or Birmingham International eastbound.
A similar frequency operates on Sundays,but starting later in the day.[15]
↑ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol.Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p.31. ISBN1-870119-48-7.
↑ Fenton, Mike (1999). Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R. Wild Swan. p.35. ISBN1-874103-53-4.
↑ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol.Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. pp.112–117. ISBN1-870119-53-3.
↑ Johnston, Howard (10 August 2011). "Regional News". Rail. Peterborough. p.24.
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