Cwmbran railway station

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Cwmbran
Cwmbrân
Location
Place Cwmbran
Local authority Torfaen
Operations
Station code CWM
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use 2
Annual entry/exit 04/05 0.184 million **
History
Key dates Opened May 1986
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Cwmbran railway station (Welsh: Cwmbrân) is situated in the northeast of Cwmbran town centre within 5 minutes walking distance. 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 line from Newport to Hereford. The station was opened at this site in 1986 serving the commuter route to Newport and Cardiff, and shoppers to the town centre.

Historically there were a number of other railway stations in Cwmbran, though they were closed through the 1960s. The separate line to Blaenavon was closed to passengers in 1962 and finally to all traffic in 1980. The station at Pontnewydd was located just 300 metres north of the present station on Station Road.

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The station has two platforms connected by a footbridge. Each platform has benches and shelter. Television screens underneath the footbridge on each platform alert passengers of the next train on that particular platform. The station is manned during the day. The station benefits from a large car park and taxi rank and is a short walk away from Cwmbran Shopping Centre.

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Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly service southbound towards Cardiff Central and beyond (Milford Haven or Carmarthen) and northbound towards Shrewsbury and Manchester Piccadilly. With a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Newport   Arriva Trains Wales
Cardiff-Manchester Piccadilly		   Pontypool and New Inn
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