Fishguard Harbour railway station
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| Fishguard Harbour | |||
| Porthladd Abergwaun | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Goodwick | ||
| Local authority | Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro) | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | FGH | ||
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 28,284 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 23,873 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Fishguard Harbour from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Fishguard Harbour railway station serves the port of Fishguard Harbour, Wales. It is the terminus of one of the branches of the West Wales Line from Swansea.
Passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales. There are only two trains each day, to connect with Stena Line ferries to Rosslare, Ireland. First Great Western operated the night service in the winter and both day and night services in the summer from London Paddington until 2003, when the company ran them to Carmarthen only. A Class 158 diesel multiple unit usually works the twice daily service. The Monday to Saturday daytime service originates from Cardiff Central and calls at Llanelli and Whitland only, bypassing Swansea via the Swansea District Line and Carmarthen via the freight-only loop and runs non-stop through the local intermediate stations. Before the train departs Cardiff Central manual announcements are given to ensure that people are aware of the lack of stations the train calls at. The Sunday service calls at all mainline stations and has been known to be worked by Class 175s.
Currently 2006 the Welsh local government bodies are looking at how better the station and railway line can be served by trains.
The station is unusual in that it is not owned by Network Rail but privately by Stena Line.[1].
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Fishguard Harbour railway station from National Rail
- Campaign Against New Beeching Report
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Clarbeston Road | Arriva Trains Wales West Wales Line |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Stena Line Ferry |
Rosslare Europort | ||
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