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| Aber railway station | |
| Location | |
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| Place | Trecenydd, Caerphilly |
| Local authority | Caerphilly |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ABE |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.134 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.136 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.169 million |
| History | |
| April 1908 | Station opens as Beddau Halt |
| 17 September 1926 | Renamed Aber Junction Halt |
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Aber Halt |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Aber |
| 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 Aber from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
- For the disused station of the same name on the North Wales Coast Line, see Aber (LNWR) railway station
Aber railway station is a railway station serving the town of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line 13 km (8¼ miles) north of Cardiff Central on the Valley Lines network.
The station is located in the Bondfield Park and Trecenydd areas of Caerphilly.
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History
Opened in April 1908 by the Rhymney Railway as Beddau Halt, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923, and renamed Aber Junction Halt on September 17th 1926. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was renamed Aber Halt on May 6th 1968, then Aber on May 5th 1969.
When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.
Services
Autumn 2007
During Autumn 2007 Aber railway station is served by 4 trains per hour each way, off peak, Monday to Friday. These services include:
- 3 per hour from Bargoed to Penarth
- 1 per hour from Rhymney to Penarth
- 3 per hour from Penarth to Bargoed
- 1 per hour from Penarth to Rhymney
Apart from Gilfach Fargoed, the station before Bargoed, which is served just once an hour, there is a train every 15 minutes calling at all stations between Bargoed and Penarth.
Travel times to...
Cardiff Central : 22 minutes
Penarth : 39 minutes
Bargoed : 20 minutes
Rhymney : 38 minutes
Routes
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Caerphilly | Arriva Trains Wales |
Llanbradach | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Caerphilly Station and Line open |
Rhymney Line |
Pwll-y-pant Station closed; Line open |
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| Taffs Well Station open; Line closed |
Penyrheol Station and Line closed |
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Further reading
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1
- Station on navigable O.S. map
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