Pembroke railway station

Pembroke National Rail
Welsh: Penfro
Location
Place Pembroke
Local authority Pembrokeshire
Coordinates 51°40′23″N 4°54′22″W / 51.673°N 4.906°WCoordinates: 51°40′23″N 4°54′22″W / 51.673°N 4.906°W
Grid reference SM991011
Operations
Station code PMB
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   21,477
2005/06 Increase 22,513
2006/07 Increase 24,424
2007/08 Increase 25,217
2008/09 Increase 26,314
2009/10 Increase 26,500
2010/11 Increase 29,532
2011/12 Increase 31,622
2012/13 Decrease 29,868
2013/14 Decrease 28,876
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pembroke from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Pembroke railway station serves the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

History

Pembroke railway station was opened by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway as the initial terminus of a line that ran to Tenby on 30 July 1863. The station originally consisted of small wooden buildings, with a short 150-foot platform.[1]

In 1864, an extension to the line reached the town of Pembroke Dock, making the station there the western terminus in place of Pembroke.

A more permanent station building was constructed later, built from dressed limestone with a slate roof and three ornamental chimneys. The building contained five rooms; the Station Master's office, a parcels office, a booking office, a general waiting room and a ladies waiting room.[2] Fully glazed canopies were added over the station entrance and platform in the early 1900s, following the takeover of Pembroke and Tenby Railway by the Great Western Railway.[3]

A new shelter was built in 1971, and the main limestone buildings were demolished. This new shelter was in turn was later replaced with a glass panelled shelter.[4]

Services

The station is served by a regular daily service to/from Swansea via Whitland, with connections for the South Wales mainline available at Swansea.

On summer Saturdays, the station is also used by First Great Western 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. This through service to London is expected to cease running following the introduction of new IEP rolling stock in 2018 due to additional gauge clearance work along the route which would be required for 26m carriages to operate.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Hogg, John (2001). A Short History of Pembroke Station (PDF). Pembroke 21C. p. 2.
  2. ↑ Hogg 2001, p. 3
  3. ↑ Hogg 2001, p. 5
  4. ↑ Hogg 2001, pp. 13-14
  5. ↑ Railnews - Super Expresses may shrink inter-city network Retrieved 2015-03-21

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Lamphey   Arriva Trains Wales
West Wales Line		   Pembroke Dock
Lamphey   First Great Western
London - Pembroke		   Pembroke Dock