Llanhilleth railway station

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General information
Other names	Welsh: Llanhiledd
Location	Blaenau Gwent
Coordinates	51°42′1.22″N 3°8′13.32″W
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	LTH
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1901 (1901-10-01)	Station opened
30 April 1962	Closed
27 April 2008	Reopened

Llanhilleth railway station (Welsh: Llanhiledd) is a railway station on the Ebbw Valley Railway and serves the village of Llanhilleth, Wales.

History

The original Llanhilleth railway station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 October 1901, but it was closed on 30 April 1962 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. 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. The Ebbw Vale line received upgrades over recent years, with the branch extended to Ebbw Vale Town, and with an additional station opened at Pye Corner.

Along with this, once electrification is completed, sometime between 2014 and 2019, there will be an hourly train from Ebbw Vale to Newport; to accommodate the extra services, a passing loop and second platform will be built at Llanhilleth.

Services

The normal service on Monday to Saturday is one train per hour in each direction; these terminate at Ebbw Vale Town and Cardiff Central. On Sundays, trains run approximately every two hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ebbw Vale Parkway		Transport for Wales Cardiff Central - Ebbw Vale Town		Newbridge

External links

• Planning Approval Granted for New Railway Station
• Archive of Ebbw Valley Railway Scheme website (Blaenau Gwent council, 2008)