Map showing the location of Wales within the United Kingdom
This is a list of railway stations in Wales, one of the four
countries of the United Kingdom. It includes all railway stations in
Wales that form part of the British
National Rail network that currently have timetabled train services. It does not include stations on
heritage railways, except for those shared with the National Rail network.
The table includes, where known, the year that each station was opened. Detailed records are not always available, and some stations, particularly in the
South Wales Valleys area, were operated as halts for workmen, and public services only appeared later. Additionally, some station names have appeared with several variations, often changing from English to
Welsh or vice versa.[1]
The station usage 2007/08 shows that 40,118,437 rail journeys begun and/or finished in Wales that year compared with 36,466,308 the previous year, a rise of 10%.
Stations
The following table lists the name of each station in English and Welsh, along with the year it first opened, and the unitary authority area in which it is situated. The table also shows the
train operators who currently serve each station and the final two columns give information on the number of passengers using each station in recent years, as collated by the
Office of Rail Regulation, a
Government body. The figures are based on ticket sales and are given to the nearest 100.[2]
aAber opened in 1908 as Beddau Halt. It was renamed in 1926 as Aber Junction Halt, then in 1968 renamed as Aber Halt. It gained its current name in 1969, after a station in
Gwynedd named
Aber had been closed in 1960.
bAbercynon opened in 1840 as Navigation House. It was renamed in 1846 as Aberdare Junction, then in 1896 was renamed as Abercynon. It was renamed Abercynon South in 1988, upon the opening of
Abercynon North. It reverted to Abercynon in 2008 upon the closure of Abercynon North.
cAbererch was renamed in 1956 as Abererch Halt. The name was changed back in 1968. The station closed in 1994, although it has since reopened.
dAbergavenny was renamed in 1950 as Abergavenny Monmouth Road. The name was changed back in 1968.
h The present station at
Blaenau Ffestiniog was opened in 1982, on the site of the 1882
Great Western Railway station from where trains ran to
Bala. This line closed in 1961. The
London & North Western Railway line from
Llandudno originally terminated to the North of the present location, having reached the town in 1879. The present station is also served by the
Ffestiniog Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway.[23]
l The first station at
Holyhead was opened by the
Chester and Holyhead Railway in 1848 but this was replaced by the second in 1851. The present station was opened by the London & North Western Railway in 1880.
mLlandudno Junction was opened in 1858 on a site slightly to the West of its present location. The station moved to the present site in 1897 in order to allow room for expansion.[26]
n Although
Llanfairpwll is famous for having the longest station name in Britain, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, this is only used unofficially. The longest officially used station name on Britain's railway network is in fact
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport, in South Wales.
o In 1853 a station called Merthyr High Street was first opened on the present day site of
Merthyr Tydfil. It was rebuilt on part of the original site in 1974 and again in 1996.[27][3]
^Contemporary report in The Cambrian newspaper, cited by N.T. Wassell in magazine article "Gowerton North (Part One)", published by the Railway Club of Wales, circa 1986.
Map showing the location of Wales within the United Kingdom
This is a list of railway stations in Wales, one of the four
countries of the United Kingdom. It includes all railway stations in
Wales that form part of the British
National Rail network that currently have timetabled train services. It does not include stations on
heritage railways, except for those shared with the National Rail network.
The table includes, where known, the year that each station was opened. Detailed records are not always available, and some stations, particularly in the
South Wales Valleys area, were operated as halts for workmen, and public services only appeared later. Additionally, some station names have appeared with several variations, often changing from English to
Welsh or vice versa.[1]
The station usage 2007/08 shows that 40,118,437 rail journeys begun and/or finished in Wales that year compared with 36,466,308 the previous year, a rise of 10%.
Stations
The following table lists the name of each station in English and Welsh, along with the year it first opened, and the unitary authority area in which it is situated. The table also shows the
train operators who currently serve each station and the final two columns give information on the number of passengers using each station in recent years, as collated by the
Office of Rail Regulation, a
Government body. The figures are based on ticket sales and are given to the nearest 100.[2]
aAber opened in 1908 as Beddau Halt. It was renamed in 1926 as Aber Junction Halt, then in 1968 renamed as Aber Halt. It gained its current name in 1969, after a station in
Gwynedd named
Aber had been closed in 1960.
bAbercynon opened in 1840 as Navigation House. It was renamed in 1846 as Aberdare Junction, then in 1896 was renamed as Abercynon. It was renamed Abercynon South in 1988, upon the opening of
Abercynon North. It reverted to Abercynon in 2008 upon the closure of Abercynon North.
cAbererch was renamed in 1956 as Abererch Halt. The name was changed back in 1968. The station closed in 1994, although it has since reopened.
dAbergavenny was renamed in 1950 as Abergavenny Monmouth Road. The name was changed back in 1968.
h The present station at
Blaenau Ffestiniog was opened in 1982, on the site of the 1882
Great Western Railway station from where trains ran to
Bala. This line closed in 1961. The
London & North Western Railway line from
Llandudno originally terminated to the North of the present location, having reached the town in 1879. The present station is also served by the
Ffestiniog Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway.[23]
l The first station at
Holyhead was opened by the
Chester and Holyhead Railway in 1848 but this was replaced by the second in 1851. The present station was opened by the London & North Western Railway in 1880.
mLlandudno Junction was opened in 1858 on a site slightly to the West of its present location. The station moved to the present site in 1897 in order to allow room for expansion.[26]
n Although
Llanfairpwll is famous for having the longest station name in Britain, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, this is only used unofficially. The longest officially used station name on Britain's railway network is in fact
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport, in South Wales.
o In 1853 a station called Merthyr High Street was first opened on the present day site of
Merthyr Tydfil. It was rebuilt on part of the original site in 1974 and again in 1996.[27][3]
^Contemporary report in The Cambrian newspaper, cited by N.T. Wassell in magazine article "Gowerton North (Part One)", published by the Railway Club of Wales, circa 1986.