Ebbw Vale bus station

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Ebbw Vale bus station stands
General information
LocationInner Bypass
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6HL
Blaenau Gwent
Wales
Coordinates 51°46′48″N3°12′24″W / 51.77993°N 3.20675°W / 51.77993; -3.20675 Coordinates: 51°46′48″N3°12′24″W / 51.77993°N 3.20675°W / 51.77993; -3.20675
Owned by Blaenau Gwent Council
Operated by Blaenau Gwent Council
Bus routes8
Bus stands6
Bus operators Stagecoach in South Wales
Phil Anslow Travel
Connections Ebbw Vale Town railway station
Construction
Structure typeShelter
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
Disabled accessLevel boarding
Other information
Station codeblgapmt
Website traveline.info
stagecoachbus.com

Ebbw Vale bus station (Welsh : Gorsaf bws Glyn Ebwy), also known as Inner Bypass, [1] is a bus terminus located in the town centre of Ebbw Vale, South Wales.

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Background

Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the Ebbw Valley, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from the south of the Brecon Beacons National Park. [2] As such the town is the northern terminus of services through the valley towards Cardiff, Caerphilly, and Cwmbran, as well as having services to Tredegar and Abergavenny. [3]

The bus interchange is approximately 0.279 miles (0.449 km) from the recently opened Ebbw Vale Town railway station which provides services to Cardiff Central railway station, and in 2021 to Newport railway station. [4]

In 2019 residents in the nearby area complained at cuts to bus services by operator Stagecoach South Wales which had left them "like prisoners in their own village". [3] The town of Cwm has been reduced to one bus each hour on weekdays, and no services on Sunday. The town's evening services are already subsidised by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council who state they are unable to further subsidise services to towns on the route. [3]

Layout

The sits on an island in the centre of the A4046 through the town, [1] and faces the line of retail businesses along the road. As such it is referred to on maps as "Inner Bypass" station. [5]

The station has six bus stands, identified as numbers 1-5. [5]

Destinations

Ebbw Vale is the terminus for a number of Stagecoach services, and serves as an interchange for travellers headed to Tredegar and Abergavenny. [5]

List of destinations [6]
OperatorNumberOriginStandDestinationJourney timeFrequency
Stagecoach South WalesE2Ebbw ValeStop 1Mountain Air Gate9 minutesEvery 20 minutes
Stagecoach South WalesE2Mountain Air GateStop 6Ebbw Vale9 minutesEvery 20 minutes
Stagecoach South WalesE3Ebbw ValeStop 2 Brynmawr via Cwm63 minutesHourly
Stagecoach South WalesE3 Brynmawr Stop 2Ebbw Vale via Cwm63 minutesHourly
Stagecoach South WalesE4Ebbw ValeStop 5Garn Lydan14 minutesEvery 30 minutes
Stagecoach South WalesE4Garn LydanStop 2Ebbw Vale15 minutesEvery 30 minutes
Stagecoach South WalesX4Ebbw ValeStop 6 Cardiff via Tredegar and Ashvale 97 minutesEvery 30 minutes
Stagecoach South WalesX4 Cardiff via Tredegar and Ashvale Stop 3Ebbw Vale96 minutesEvery 30 minutes
Phil Anslow CoachesE11Ebbw ValeStop 3 Tredegar 25 minutesHourly
Phil Anslow CoachesE11 Tredegar Stop 3Ebbw Vale25 minutesHourly
Stagecoach South WalesX4 Abergavenny Stop 3Ebbw Vale via Brynmawr 72 minutesEvery 2 hours
Stagecoach South WalesX4Ebbw ValeStop 3 Abergavenny via Brynmawr 72 minutesEvery 2 hours
Stagecoach South Wales97Peacehaven Court, Tredegar Stop 4Ebbw Vale15 minutesTwo daily
Stagecoach South Wales97Ebbw ValeStop 2Peacehaven Court, Tredegar 15 minutesTwo daily

Railway station

Ebbw Vale Town railway station provides rail transport to destinations on the Ebbw Valley railway line, which include Cardiff Central, Newport (from 2021), and infrequent services to Bridgend.

The station is an eight-minute walk from the bus station. [5] The town has a large number of car parking facilities near to the station. [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "A4046 - streets of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom". www.maps-streetview.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Carradice, Phil. "BBC - Wales History: Ebbw Vale, the steel town of Wales". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "'This valley, it feels like a forgotten valley': Residents react to bus service cuts in Ebbw Vale". ITV News. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Restoration of Newport-Ebbw Vale rail link on track for 2021". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Ebbw Vale – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Stagecoach South Wales – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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