Pembroke Dock railway station

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General information
Other names	Welsh: Doc Penfro
Location	Pembrokeshire
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	PMD
History
Original company	Pembroke and Tenby Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
8 August 1864 (1864-08-08)	Station opened

Pembroke Dock railway station serves the town of Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is located at the end of the Pembroke Dock branch of the West Wales Line from Swansea, 27+1⁄4 miles (44 km) southwest of Whitland.

It was opened on 8 August 1864 by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway as an extension of their route from Pembroke to serve the Royal Navy dockyard in the town, though it was not until 1866 that the P&T route finally reached the main line at Whitland. The line was notable when constructed as it was built as standard gauge, not the 7-foot broad gauge used by the Great Western Railway at the time; and so it was isolated from the ex-South Wales Railway main line until 1868, when dual gauge track was laid as far as Carmarthen to meet the standard gauge tracks of the London and North Western Railway. This ceased to be an issue when the GWR converted all of its lines in the area to standard gauge in 1872.

As built, the station had two platforms; both are still in situ, but only the southern one is now in use. The main building has been partly converted into a real ale pub known as the 'Station Inn'. A short freight branch ran past the station across local streets down to the actual dockside, and once carried munitions trains; but this was closed in 1969 and subsequently lifted.

The station has a regular daily service to/from Swansea via Carmarthen & Whitland, with some through trains to/from Cardiff Central and further east (one service originating at Manchester Piccadilly). Connections are available at Swansea for mainline destinations at other times. Trains run every two hours Mon-Sat, with a less frequent service on Sundays.

On summer Saturdays, the station is also used by Great Western Railway who provide two HSTs in each direction: two to London Paddington, one from London Paddington and one early morning HST starting its journey from Swansea. One through train in each direction is named The Pembroke Coast Express.

External links

• Train times and station information for Pembroke Dock railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Pembroke		Arriva Trains Wales West Wales Line		Terminus
Pembroke		Great Western Railway London - Pembroke Summer Saturdays		Terminus
Terminus		Irish Ferries Ferry		Rosslare Europort