Newbridge railway station (Wales)
Newbridge railway station (Welsh: Trecelyn) 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 single-platform station and car park is off a signalised junction on Bridge Street.
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![]() Newbridge railway station in March 2017 | |
General information | |
Location | Newbridge, Caerphilly Wales |
Coordinates | 51°39′56.91″N 3°8′34.13″W |
Grid reference | ST210969 |
Owned by | Network Rail |
Managed by | Transport for Wales |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | NBE |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
Key dates | |
23 December 1850 | Opened |
30 April 1962 | Closed to passengers |
7 April 1969 | Closed to goods |
6 February 2008 | Reopened |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
History
Original station
The original station was opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company on 23 December 1850, and closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and to goods on 7 April 1969.[1][2][3] It had 2 platforms.
Station reopened
The station and line reopened on 6 February 2008 when services between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station commenced.[2] In February 2009 Caerphilly County Borough Council started construction on a footbridge to link the station with the Comprehensive School, Leisure Centre and the town centre.
An hourly service operates in both directions on weekdays and Saturdays with a two-hourly Sunday service.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Llanhilleth | Transport for Wales Cardiff Central - Ebbw Vale Town |
Crosskeys | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Crumlin Low Level Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
Celynen South Halt Line open, station closed |
Future
Doubling between Crosskeys and Aberbeeg Jct will require a second platform to be built at Newbridge and Llanhilleth
Following completion of the doubling and new platform (including Llanhilleth), an hourly train service between Ebbw Vale and Newport is planned.
References
Notes
- Butt 1995, p. 168.
- Quick 2009, p. 288.
- Clinker 1988, p. 100.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Clinker, C. R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 978-0-905466-91-0. OCLC 655703233.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
External links

- Train times and station information for Newbridge railway station (Wales) from National Rail
- Planning Approval Granted for New Railway Station
- Archive of Ebbw Valley Railway Scheme website (Blaenau Gwent council, 2008)