Caldicot railway station

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Coordinates: 51°35′04″N 2°45′35″W / 51.5845, -2.7598

Caldicot

Cil-y-coed

Location

Place

Caldicot

Local authority

Monmouthshire

Operations

Station code

CDT

Managed by

Arriva Trains Wales

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

59,699

2005/06 *

60,289

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 passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Caldicot from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

UK Railways Portal

Caldicot railway station is a part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is operated by Arriva Trains Wales. Caldicot is a small town in Monmouthshire, south Wales. It is located between Chepstow and the city of Newport on the Gloucester line; the line to Bristol via the Severn Tunnel runs just to the north but there are no platforms here.

Caldicot station is on the southern edge of the town, reached by Station Road, a turnoff from Newport Road (B4245), the main road through the town, which crosses over the approach to the Severn Tunnel. The station consists of two short platforms, each with a bus stop style shelter with seats inside. Sloping ramps make wheeled access to both platforms feasible. To reach the platform for trains to Newport/Cardiff, a low bridge beneath the tracks must be passed under.

Although numerous trains pass through the station, the local train service is sporadic, running at best an hourly service in each direction.

The station is unmanned apart from occasional Saturday mornings or when major events occur at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, when a guard may be on duty for the purpose of selling tickets.

Recorded information, not always up to date, can be obtained via a push button speaker system located outside the station precincts.

The nearest bus stop is a 5 minute walk away, where connections can be made for destinations along the bus route between Caldicot, Chepstow and Newport.

There is no adjacent car parking, but there is a local social club with a car park not far away.