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| Abergavenny | |
| Y Fenni | |
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| Abergavenny station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Abergavenny |
| Local authority | Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AGV |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.279 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.284 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.292 million |
| History | |
| 2 January 1854 | Station opens |
| 19 July 1950 | Renamed Abergavenny Monmouth Road |
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Abergavenny |
| 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 Abergavenny from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Abergavenny railway station (Welsh: Y Fenni) is situated southeast of the town centre of Abergavenny.
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Today
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.
Abergavenny lies at the eastern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park and provides an access point to local services and public transport into the park.
History
The station was originally established by the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway then it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
In 1950 it was renamed Abergavenny Monmouth Road, and took on its simple name in 1968.
When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the Privatisation of British Railways.
Railway Town
A branch line to Brynmawr was opened in 1862 starting at Abergavenny Junction north of the current station, constructed by the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway.
This company was acquired by the London and North Western Railway in 1866.
In 1958 the MT&AR passenger trains ceased and Abergavenny Junction was closed.
GWR Locomotive 'Abergavenny Castle'
A GWR Castle-class locomotive, number 5013, was named after Abergavenny Castle
Facilities
This is a staffed station in the daytime. It has disabled access to platforms, a cafeteria and toilets plus large waiting rooms on both tracksides.
Services
With a few exceptions, the weekday daytime service pattern typically sees one train per hour in each direction between Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff Central, with most trains continuing beyond Cardiff to Swansea and West Wales. There is also a two-hourly service between Cardiff and the North Wales Coast Line. These service are all operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
There are also two trains per day in the early morning on weekdays to London Paddington, via Hereford and the Cotswold Line; these services are operated by First Great Western.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Pontypool and New Inn | Arriva Trains Wales Welsh Marches Line |
Hereford | ||
| Terminus | First Great Western Cotswold Line |
Hereford | ||
External links
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st Edition ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Abergavenny station on navigable O.S. map
