Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station

Ebbw Vale Parkway
Welsh: Parcffordd Glyn Ebwy
Location
Place	Ebbw Vale
Local authority	Blaenau Gwent
Operations
Station code	EBV
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Owned by	Network Rail
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2007/08 *	52,419
2008/09 *	261,864
2009/10 *	233,946
History
Opened 6 February 2008 (6 February 2008)
History
Original company	Network Rail
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ebbw Vale Parkway from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station (Welsh: Parcffordd Glyn Ebwy) is the current terminus of the Ebbw Valley Railway. The station opened on 6 February 2008 when services to and from Cardiff Central commenced after 46 years of being a freight-only line. Future plans include extending services to Ebbw Vale Town and an hourly service to Newport.

The station has been built on a site close to the former Victoria station in the Victoria area of the Ebbw Vale conurbation. It consists of a single platform adjacent to Glan Ebbw Terrace, close to the A4046 Station Road.

Today, the current service is one train per hour to Cardiff Central calling at Llanhilleth, Newbridge, Crosskeys, Risca, Rogerstone and Cardiff Central, departing at 40 minutes past each hour. Journey times to Cardiff are approximately fifty minutes.

Services are operated by Class 150 Sprinter units, although Class 142 & Class 143 Pacer units and Class 175 Coradia units have been cleared to work the line, and may make an appearance when the Newport extension comes into place.

Bus stops are also located on the nearby A4046 and provide access to services to nearby communities such as Cwm, the Garden Festival Shopping site and Ebbw Vale Town itself

External links

• Train times and station information for Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station from National Rail
• Monmouthshire Railway Society
• Details of proposals for station, with pictures
• Home page of Ebbw Valley Railway site

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Llanhilleth		Arriva Trains Wales Cardiff Central - Ebbw Vale Parkway		Terminus
				Ebbw Vale Town (proposed)