Arriva Trains Wales was a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operated the Wales &Borders franchise. It ran urban and inter-urban passenger services to all railway stations in Wales,including Cardiff Central,Cardiff Queen Street,Newport,Swansea,Wrexham General and Holyhead,as well as to certain stations in England such as Hereford,Shrewsbury,Chester,Crewe,Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street.
Cardiff Central is a major station on the South Wales Main Line. It is located in the capital of Wales,Cardiff,144 miles 77 chains (233 km) down the line from London Paddington,via Bristol Parkway,and 170 miles 30 chains (274 km) measured via Stroud. It is one of the city's two urban rail network hubs,along with Cardiff Queen Street. Opened in 1850 as Cardiff station,it was renamed Cardiff General in 1924 and then Cardiff Central in 1973.
Newport is the second-busiest railway station in Wales. It is situated in Newport city centre and is 133 miles 13 chains (214.3 km) from London Paddington measured via Bristol Parkway,and 158 miles 50 chains (255.3 km) via Stroud.
The Ebbw Valley Railway is a branch line of the South Wales Main Line in South Wales. Transport for Wales Rail provides an hourly passenger service each way between Ebbw Vale Town and Cardiff Central,and an hourly service each way between Ebbw Vale Town and Newport.
Maesteg railway station is one of two railway stations that serves the town of Maesteg in Wales. The British Rail 1992 built station is located in the centre of the town,adjacent to the Asda Supermarket store and on former sidings 8+1⁄4 miles (13.3 km) north of Bridgend. Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales.
Rogerstone railway station is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in the community of Rogerstone in Newport,south Wales. The station is situated ½mile north of the original station on the site of former rail sidings. The station is within the Afon Village housing development. Access to the single-platform station and associated car park is off Lily Way.
Risca and Pontymister railway station is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in south-east Wales. It serves the village of Pontymister and the town of Risca. It is located roughly ½ mile south of the original Risca railway station.
Crosskeys railway station is a station serving the village of Crosskeys in the Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is on the Ebbw Valley Railway.
Newbridge railway station is on the Ebbw Valley Railway and serves the towns of Newbridge and Blackwood in south east Wales. The current station is on the site of the former station and coal yard in the town centre opposite the former Co-op Food store and existing council car park. The station car park and access to platform 2 is off a signalised junction on Bridge Street,with pedestrian access to platform 1 via Celynen Road.
Aberbeeg railway station served the village of Aberbeeg in Monmouthshire,Wales. It was the junction where the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company's lines from Newport to Brynmawr and Ebbw Vale diverged.
Cwm railway station served the village of Cwm in Monmouthshire,Wales.
Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in Wales. The station opened on 6 February 2008 when services to and from Cardiff Central commenced after 46 years of being a freight-only line. A northwards extension of the line to a new terminus at Ebbw Vale Town opened on 17 May 2015,which accounts for the drop in usage in 2015–16. A direct service to Newport was expected to commence in 2018 following double-tracking and re-signalling works between Aberbeeg and Crosskeys,but this has now been pushed back to 2021.
Pye Corner railway station is a station serving a residential area in the west of Newport,Wales,between the suburbs of Bassaleg and High Cross. It opened on 14 December 2014.
Abertillery railway station was a station which served Abertillery,in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
Ebbw Vale Town railway station serves the town centre of Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent,Wales,serving as the terminus of the Ebbw Valley Railway.
The Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company was a canal and railway company that operated a canal and a network of railways in the Western Valley and Eastern Valley of Newport,Monmouthshire. It started as the Monmouthshire Canal Navigation and opened canals from Newport to Pontypool and to Crumlin from 1796. Numerous tramroads connected nearby pits and ironworks with the canal.
Rail transport in Cardiff has developed to provide connections to many other major cities in the United Kingdom,and to provide an urban rail network for the city and its commuter towns in southeast Wales. Today,there are three train operating companies in Cardiff:Great Western Railway,CrossCountry and Transport for Wales.
The South Wales Metro is an integrated heavy rail,light rail and bus-based public transport services and systems network currently being developed in South East Wales around the hub of Cardiff Central railway station. The first phase was approved for development in October 2013. Works are currently under way,with a new depot under construction at Taff's Well and new trains being built by Stadler Rail in Switzerland. The development will also include the electrification of the core Valley Lines and new stations. All nine lines will be electrified,and the service is expected to be in operation by the end of 2024.
Swffryd is a Welsh community on the boundary of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.
Ebbw Vale bus station,also known as Inner Bypass,is a bus terminus located in the town centre of Ebbw Vale,South Wales.
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