Goodwick is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire,Wales,immediately west of its twin town of Fishguard.
Newport is the second-busiest railway station in Wales,after Cardiff Central). It is situated in Newport city centre and 158 miles 50 chains (255.3 km) from London Paddington,via Stroud.
Bridgend railway station is a main line station serving the town of Bridgend,south Wales. It is located approximately halfway between Cardiff Central and Swansea stations,at the point where the Maesteg Line diverges from the South Wales Main Line;it is also the western terminus of the Vale of Glamorgan Line from Cardiff. It is 190 miles 45 chains (306.7 km) measured from the zero point at London Paddington,via Stroud.
Swansea railway station serves the city of Swansea,Wales. It is 216 miles 7 chains (348 km) measured from London Paddington on the National Rail network.
The West Wales lines are a group of railway lines from Swansea through Carmarthenshire to Pembrokeshire,West Wales. The main part runs from Swansea to Carmarthen and Whitland,where it becomes three branches to Fishguard,Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock.
Whitland railway station serves the town of Whitland in Carmarthenshire,Wales. It is located on the West Wales Line from Swansea. To the west of the station,a branch line diverges towards Pembroke;the main line continues to Milford Haven and Fishguard Harbour. The Whitland and Cardigan Railway diverged from the Fishguard/Milford Haven line 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Whitland.
Transport in Wales is heavily influenced by the country's geography. Wales is predominantly hilly or mountainous,and the main settlements lie on the coasts of north and south Wales,while mid Wales and west Wales are lightly populated. The main transport corridors are east–west routes,many continuing eastwards into England.
Llanelli railway station is the railway station serving the town of Llanelli,Carmarthenshire,Wales. It is located on the West Wales line and the Heart of Wales line 225 miles 20 chains (362.5 km) from the zero point at London Paddington,measured via Stroud. The station and the majority of trains calling are operated by Transport for Wales.
Pembrey and Burry Port railway station is a railway station on the West Wales line serving Pembrey and Burry Port,in Carmarthenshire,Wales. It is adjacent to Burry Port's main shopping area. Pembrey is situated 1.2 miles (2 km) to the west. The station is 229 miles 15 chains (368.8 km) from the zero point at London Paddington,measured via Stroud.
Carmarthen railway station is on the West Wales Line serving the town of Carmarthen,Wales,south of the River Towy,245 miles 55 chains (395.4 km) from the zero point at London Paddington,measured via Stroud. The station is operated by Transport for Wales. Great Western Railway also run a limited service between Carmarthen and London Paddington,usually six trains each way daily with an additional return service to Bristol Parkway.
Clarbeston Road railway station serves villages such as Clarbeston Road,Clarbeston,Wiston,Walton East and Crundale in Pembrokeshire,Wales. The station,originally named Clarbeston,was opened by the South Wales Railway on 2 January 1854.
Milford Haven railway station serves the town of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire,Wales. Opened on 7 September 1863,it was originally known as Milford,becoming Old Milford by January 1902,and finally being renamed Milford Haven by April 1910. It is the westernmost railway station in Wales,but not in Great Britain as some stations in England and Scotland are further west.
The South Wales Railway was a main line railway which opened in stages from 1850,connecting the Great Western Railway from Gloucester to South Wales. It was constructed on the broad gauge. An original aspiration was to reach Fishguard to engender an Irish ferry transit and transatlantic trade,but the latter did not materialise for many years,and never became an important sector of the business. Neyland was the western terminus of the line until 1906.
The Dublin-Rosslare Main Line is a main rail route between Dublin Connolly station and Rosslare Europort,where it connects with ferry services to the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. The line between Dublin and Greystones is electrified and forms the southern part of the DART service. Between Bray and Rosslare the line is single track only. The line connected with the Limerick–Rosslare line outside Rosslare Strand until 2010. From Wicklow on,semaphore signalling was used until April 2008,when the entire line was upgraded to the mini-CTC system controlled from Dublin Connolly. Although it is designated as a separate route,the line is continuous after Dublin Connolly,where it connects with the Belfast–Dublin main line. The section between Westland Row and a point on the line just after Salthill and Monkstown station is the oldest railway line in Ireland,and the first commuter railway in the world,opening in 1834. It was then known as the Dublin &Kingstown Railway. At that time,the railway terminated adjacent to the start of Dún Laoghaire Harbour's West Pier,at a station called Kingstown.
The Swansea District line is a section of railway line running through the northern part of Swansea,Wales and is primarily used for freight transportation,although minimal passenger services also traverse the route. It was built by the Great Western Railway in 1912 to provide a faster and less steeply graded route between London and Fishguard,in connection with the recently opened harbour at the latter place. It can thereby claim to be the last mainline railway to have been built in Wales. The double track line runs from Cwrt Sart junction at Briton Ferry on the South Wales Main Line to Morlais junction near Pontarddulais on the Heart of Wales line.
Fishguard and Goodwick railway station is a railway station sited 1 mile from Fishguard in the neighbouring town of Goodwick,Pembrokeshire,Wales. It is owned by Pembrokeshire County Council and just over 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) from the larger Fishguard Harbour station. Following its closure in 1964,it reopened on 14 May 2012 following investment from Network Rail and Pembrokeshire County Council.
The North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway was a railway company in south-west Wales,incorporated to extend the moribund Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway,with a view to developing a port on Fishguard Bay and ferry services to Rosslare in Ireland.
The Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway was a small railway company formed to give the Great Western Railway a more direct route to the port at Fishguard Harbour.
Jordanston Halt railway station was an intermediate stop on the Great Western Railway's line to Fishguard Harbour. It served the hamlet of Jordanston,Pembrokeshire,Wales between 1923 and 1964.
The Great Western Railway was a railway company that was dominant in West Wales,in the United Kingdom.
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