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Aberystwyth railway station information


Aberystwyth
National Rail
Terminus at Aberystwyth station
General information
LocationAlexandra Road, Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
Wales
Coordinates52°24′50″N 4°04′54″W / 52.4139°N 4.0816°W / 52.4139; -4.0816
Grid referenceSN585815
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
1 (standard gauge)
1 (narrow gauge)
Other information
Station codeAYW
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Original companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways / Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
23 June 1864Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway station opens[1]
19 July 1867Manchester and Milford Railway station opens; later amalgamates with A&WC station[1]
22 December 1902Vale of Rheidol Aberystwyth Smithfield station opens[2]
31 July 1925Great Western Railway (Vale of Rheidol) station opens adjacent to standard gauge station replacing Aberystwyth Smithfield[1][2]
31 August 1939Great Western (Vale of Rheidol) station closes (World War 2)
23 July 1945Great Western (Vale of Rheidol) station reopens
1964Carmarthen Line services cease
17 April 1968Vale of Rheidol Railway services start from combined station using the Carmarthen Line platforms - Great Western (Vale of Rheidol) station closes
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.309 million
2019/20Decrease 0.279 million
2020/21Decrease 41,430
2021/22Increase 0.171 million
2022/23Increase 0.242 million
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated12 July 1981 (amended 24 November 1987)
Reference no.9930
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Aberystwyth railway station is located in the town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales; it is served by passenger trains operated by Transport for Wales. It is the terminus of both the Cambrian Line (sited 81+12 miles (131.2 km) west of Shrewsbury) and of the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway.

  1. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 12
  2. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 13

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