Llanhilleth railway station
Llanhilleth  |
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| Llanhiledd | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Llanhilleth |
| Local authority | Blaenau Gwent |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LTH |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2007/08 * | 10 |
| 2008/09 * | 40,946 |
| 2009/10 * | 66,684 |
| History | |
| Opened 27 April 2008 | |
| 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 Llanhilleth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Llanhilleth railway station (Welsh: Llanhiledd) is a railway station on the Ebbw Valley Railway and serves the village of Llanhilleth, Wales.
The original Llanhilleth railway station was opened by the Great Western Railway on the 1st of October 1901, but it was closed on the 30th April 1962 (Quick's Station Chronology) The present station is situated slightly to the East of the old one and reopened on 27 April 2008, nearly three months after services between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station commenced. Future plans include hourly services to Newport.
The station at Llanhilleth is situated, to the rear of properties on Commercial Road and opposite Railway Street, near the former station location. Access to the station and car park is provided off Commercial Road. The station currently has a single platform to serve both directions.
[edit] Services
Monday-Saturday service per hour
- xx20 to Ebbw Vale Parkway
- xx48 to Newbridge, Crosskeys, Risca and Pontymister, Rogerstone and Cardiff Central.
Sunday service
- 7 trains at 0828, 1016, 1216, 1416, 1616, 1816 and 2016 to Ebbw Vale Parkway
- 7 trains at 0848, 1048, 1248, 1448, 1648, 1848 and 2048 to Newbridge, Crosskeys, Risca and Pontymister, Rogerstone and Cardiff Central
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Llanhilleth railway station |
- Monmouthshire Railway Society
- Planning Approval Granted for New Railway Station
- Official Ebbw Valley Railway Scheme Website
[edit] References
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Newbridge | Arriva Trains Wales |
Ebbw Vale Parkway | ||
Coordinates: 51°42′1.22″N 3°8′13.32″W / 51.7003389°N 3.1370333°W
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