Aberystwyth railway station

Aberystwyth railway station (Welsh: [Gorsaf reilffordd Aberystwyth] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a train station in Aberystwyth, Wales. It is managed by Transport for Wales and opened in 1864.

Aberystwyth National Rail
Orsaf tren Aberystwyth.jpg
Aberystwyth station
Location
Place	Aberystwyth
Local authority	Ceredigion
Operations
Station code	AYW
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms in use	1 (standard-gauge) 1 (narrow-gauge)
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
History
Key dates	Opened 1864 (1864)
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

The station is the final stop of the Cambrian Line and is 81 1⁄2 miles (131.2 km) west of Shrewsbury. It is also the final stop of the Vale of Rheidol Railway miniature railway.

The station's platforms have an old canopy that is from the Victorian era.

Services

Trains run by Transport for Wales leave the station every two hours towards Machynlleth, Shrewsbury and Birmingham International.

Gallery

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  Station entrance

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  A train approaching the station

Aberystwyth Railway Station Media

• Aberystwyth station, main exterior geograph-3225172-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

  The imposing GWR exterior seen in 1992

• Aberystwyth station, platform view geograph-3225195-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

  Aberystwyth station, platform view 1992*View NW to the buffer-stops (cf. SN5881 : Aberystwyth station, main exterior). This is a rather different and realistic view of Aberystwyth station in modern days. The main line trains use the platform on the right, the Vale of Rheidol trains, which until 4/68 had their own terminus off to the left, use the platform on the left.

• A new canopy over the upgraded side entrance, July 2016

• An Aberystwyth Railway Scene - geograph.org.uk - 514680.jpg

  The former GWR locomotive depot