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'''Abergavenny railway station''' ({{lang-cy|Y Fenni}}) is situated southeast of the town centre of [[Abergavenny]], Wales. It is part of the [[British railway system]] owned by [[Network Rail]] and is operated by [[Arriva Trains Wales]]. It lies on the [[Welsh Marches Line]] from [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] to [[Hereford]].
'''Abergavenny railway station''' ({{lang-cy|Y Fenni}}) is situated southeast of the town centre of [[Abergavenny]], Wales. It is part of the [[British railway system]] owned by [[Network Rail]] and is operated by [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]]. It lies on the [[Welsh Marches Line]] from [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] to [[Hereford]].


[[Abergavenny]] lies at the eastern edge of the [[Brecon Beacons National Park]] and provides an access point to local services and public transport into the park.
[[Abergavenny]] lies at the eastern edge of the [[Brecon Beacons National Park]] and provides an access point to local services and public transport into the park.
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==Services==
==Services==
With a few exceptions, the weekday daytime service pattern typically sees one train per hour in each direction between [[Manchester Piccadilly station|Manchester Piccadilly]] and [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]], with most trains continuing beyond Cardiff to [[Swansea railway station|Swansea]] and West Wales. There is also a two-hourly service between Cardiff and the [[North Wales Coast Line]] to {{rws|Holyhead}} via {{rws|Wrexham General}}. These services are all operated by [[Arriva Trains Wales]].<ref>GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 131</ref>
With a few exceptions, the weekday daytime service pattern typically sees one train per hour in each direction between [[Manchester Piccadilly station|Manchester Piccadilly]] and [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]], with most trains continuing beyond Cardiff to [[Swansea railway station|Swansea]] and West Wales. There is also a two-hourly service between Cardiff and the [[North Wales Coast Line]] to {{rws|Holyhead}} via {{rws|Wrexham General}}. These services are all operated by [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]].<ref>GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 131</ref>
The northbound Premier service from Cardiff to Holyhead calls here on Monday to Fridays but the southbound service does not call here.
The northbound Premier service from Cardiff to Holyhead calls here on Monday to Fridays but the southbound service does not call here.


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Abergavenny
General information
Other namesWelsh: Y Fenni
LocationMonmouthshire
Coordinates51°49′00″N 3°00′32″W / 51.8167°N 3.0088°W / 51.8167; -3.0088
Managed byTransport for Walse
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeAGV
Key dates
2 January 1854Station opens
19 July 1950Renamed Abergavenny Monmouth Road
6 May 1968Renamed Abergavenny

Abergavenny railway station (Welsh: Y Fenni) is situated southeast of the town centre of Abergavenny, Wales. It is part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is operated by Transport for Wales. It lies on the Welsh Marches Line from Newport to Hereford.

Abergavenny lies at the eastern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park and provides an access point to local services and public transport into the park.

History

The station, designed by Charles Liddell, Chief Engineer of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway (NA&HR), is in an Italianate architecture style.[1]

The NA&HR amalgamated with other railways in 1860 to form the West Midland Railway, which itself amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in 1863.[2] The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. In 1950, the station was renamed Abergavenny Monmouth Road, but reverted to its simple name in 1968. When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the privatisation of British Railways.

Railway town

A branch line to Brynmawr was opened in 1862 starting at Abergavenny Junction station north of the current station, constructed by the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway (MT&AR). The line also had a station in the town called Abergavenny Brecon Road, making three stations in all. This company was acquired by the London and North Western Railway in 1866. In 1958 the MT&AR passenger trains ceased and Abergavenny Junction was closed.

GWR Locomotive 'Abergavenny Castle'

A GWR Castle-class locomotive, number 5013, was named after Abergavenny Castle.

Facilities

The station is staffed in the daytime, with the ticket office open seven days per week (Monday - Friday 05:45 - 18:45, Saturday 05:45 - 18:45, Sunday 12:00 - 18:30). It has disabled access to platforms, a cafeteria and toilets, plus large waiting rooms on both platforms. Train running information is provided via automated announcements, digital CIS displays and timetable posters, along with an customer help point on platform 1. Step-free access is available on the northbound platform at all times, but to the southbound one only when the ticket office is manned (as this requires the use of a barrow crossing with locked gates). There is also a footbridge linking the two platforms.[3]

Services

With a few exceptions, the weekday daytime service pattern typically sees one train per hour in each direction between Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff Central, with most trains continuing beyond Cardiff to Swansea and West Wales. There is also a two-hourly service between Cardiff and the North Wales Coast Line to Holyhead via Wrexham General. These services are all operated by Transport for Wales.[4] The northbound Premier service from Cardiff to Holyhead calls here on Monday to Fridays but the southbound service does not call here.

Two trains per day in the early morning on weekdays to London Paddington, via Hereford and the Cotswold Line, commenced operation in December 2007. However, they were short lived, being withdrawn in December 2008; they were deemed pointless as changing at Newport was quicker. These services were operated by First Great Western.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Pontypool and New Inn
or
Cwmbran 		  Transport for Wales
Welsh Marches Line 		  Hereford
Cwmbran   Transport for Wales
North-South "Premier" service 		  Hereford
  Historical railways  
Penpergwm
Line open, station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
 		  Abergavenny Junction
Line open, station closed

References

  • 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.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Abergavenny station on navigable O.S. map

Notes

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abergavenny railway station.
  1. ^ "Abergavenny railway station". transportheritage.com. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833–1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 543, 553. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  3. ^ Abergavenny station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 10 April 2017
  4. ^ GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 131
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