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Newbridge
Welsh: TrecelynNational Rail
Newbridge railway station in April 2023
General information
LocationNewbridge, Caerphilly
Wales
Coordinates51°39′56.91″N 3°8′34.13″W / 51.6658083°N 3.1428139°W / 51.6658083; -3.1428139
Grid referenceST210969
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNBE
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
23 December 1850 (1850-12-23)Opened
30 April 1962Closed to passengers
7 April 1969Closed to goods
6 February 2008Reopened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.128 million
2020/21Decrease 36,694
2021/22Increase 85,036
2022/23Increase 0.109 million
2023/24Decrease 0.106 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Newbridge railway station (Welsh: Trecelyn) is on the Ebbw Valley Railway and serves the towns of Newbridge and Blackwood in south east Wales. The current station is on the site of the former station and coal yard in the town centre opposite the former Co-op Food store and existing council car park. The station car park and access to platform 2 is off a signalised junction on Bridge Street, with pedestrian access to platform 1 via Celynen Road.

History

Original station

The original station was opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company on 23 December 1850, and closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 and to goods on 7 April 1969. It had 2 platforms.

Station reopened

The station and line reopened on 6 February 2008 when services between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station commenced. In February 2009 Caerphilly County Borough Council started construction on a footbridge to link the station with the Comprehensive School, Leisure Centre and the town centre.

Second platform added

There are plans for an hourly train from Ebbw Vale Town to Newport; to accommodate the extra services, a passing loop and second platform have been built at Newbridge and Llanhilleth, opening on 4 December 2023.

Services

A half-hourly service operates in both directions on weekdays (southbound destinations alternate between Cardiff and Newport) and Saturdays with a two-hourly Sunday service.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Llanhilleth   Transport for Wales
Cardiff Central - Ebbw Vale Town 		  Crosskeys
  Historical railways  
Crumlin Low Level
Line open, station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company 		  Celynen South Halt
Line open, station closed

References

Notes

  1. Butt 1995, p. 168.
  2. ^ Quick 2009, p. 288.
  3. Clinker 1988, p. 100.
  4. "Passengers look forward to more frequent trains as multi-million-pound upgrade of Ebbw Vale railway line is completed on time". Network Rail Media Centre.

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