Rogerstone railway station () is a station on the

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in the community of

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in Newport, south

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. The station is situated ½ mile north of the original station on the site of former rail sidings. The station is within the ''Afon Village'' housing development. Access to the single-platform station and associated car park is off Lily Way. The station opened on 6 February 2008 when services between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Parkway commenced, with trains being operated by

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. On 17 May 2015, a new northern terminus was opened at

Ebbw Vale Town railway station Ebbw Vale Town railway station () serves the town centre of Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, serving as the terminus of the Ebbw Valley Railway. History The origins of the Ebbw Valley Railway can be traced to the wooden tramways and waggonway ...

. In 2018,

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took over running of the services. On 13 December 2021, a direct service to

Newport railway station Newport () is the second-busiest railway station in Wales (after Cardiff Central railway station, Cardiff Central). It is situated in Newport city centre and is from measured via , and via . The station was originally opened in 1850 by th ...

was added, suspended in January 2022 because of staff shortages caused by the

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and reinstated in May 2022.

Services

On Mondays to Saturdays, there are two trains per hour between or and . On Sundays, the Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service runs via Newport every two hours. The journey time to Newport is 14 minutes, Cardiff Central is 25 to 30 minutes, and it is around 35 minutes to Ebbw Vale. A subsidised

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bus operated between the station and

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via Celtic Springs, Cleppa Park,

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and the

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, from the reopening of the Ebbw Valley Railway, but was withdrawn in May 2008 due to low usage. In November 2011, the

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announced that it would be reinstated on a trial basis for a year.

References

External links

Planning Approval Granted for New Railway StationArchive of Ebbw Valley Railway Scheme website
( Blaenau Gwent council, 2008) {{Cardiff, Newport and the Valleys railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2008 Railway stations opened by Network Rail DfT Category F2 stations Railway stations in Newport, Wales Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail

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