Vale of Rheidol Railway's Aberystwyth station is accommodated within the former Carmarthen bay.

Aberystwyth railway station is a railway station serving the seaside town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It is served by passenger trains operated by Arriva Trains Wales, being situated at the terminus of the Cambrian Line, and also by the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1762, 525 KB) Summary © Alan Harris Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Aberystwyth railway station Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1762, 525 KB) Summary © Alan Harris Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Aberystwyth railway station Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Train taking on water, Vale of Rheidol Railway The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a narrow-gauge (1 foot 11¾ inches) heritage railway that runs for 11¾ miles between Aberystwyth and Devils Bridge (Pont yr Fynach (Welsh) - Bridge over the Mynach) - in Wales, UK. It was the last steam line... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Aberystwyth (from the Welsh Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, and seaport of Ceredigion (Cardiganshire), Mid Wales. ... For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county in Wales. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom, England and Wales and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... An Arriva train in North Wales Class 158, no. ... The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ... Comparison of standard gauge (blue) and one common narrow gauge (red) width. ... Train taking on water, Vale of Rheidol Railway The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a narrow-gauge (1 foot 11¾ inches) heritage railway that runs for 11¾ miles between Aberystwyth and Devils Bridge (Pont yr Fynach (Welsh) - Bridge over the Mynach) - in Wales, UK. It was the last steam line...

History

The original station was built in the 1860s by the Cambrian Railway to serve trains arrived on the now-closed route from Carmarthen via Lampeter and the route to Machynlleth which remains today. The original railway station was greatly extended in 1925 with the original station building on one side of the platforms being replaced by a grand terminus building. // Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... The Cambrian Railways (Cambrian) owned a total of 230 miles of track, over a large area of mid-Wales. ... Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin (origin disputed)) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Lampeter (Welsh: Llanbedr Pont Steffan) is a town in Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom, lying on the River Teifi, which meets the Irish Sea at Cardigan. ... Machynlleth is a town in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire, north Powys in Wales. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

With the decline of railway usage and of tourism within the United Kingdom the facilities were far too large for its purpose. The railway yard was lifted in the 1980s, and the row of buildings along the front of it demolished in the 1990s to allow construction of a new retail park and bus station. The 1925 station building has seen several uses, including as a local museum, but was eventually sold off and converted into a Wetherspoons pub. This conversion maintained the architecture and won awards. Other parts of the building have become an Indian restaurant, office space and accommodation for a local furniture-recycling scheme. MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The Coronet in Islington, a former cinema, now a Wetherspoon pub J. D. Wetherspoon plc (LSE: JDW) (usually called Wetherspoons) is a pub chain based in the United Kingdom. ...

Current situation

The station itself as of 2006 has a single mainline platform used by trains to Machynlleth with a loop that is used to reverse locomotive-hauled specials, including steam services and maintenance trains. The second mainline platform had the track removed in 1982 and the signal box was also closed. Access to the station and the station facilities are now primarily via the original 1864 building. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Machynlleth is a town in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire, north Powys in Wales. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

The platform that was originally used by trains via Lampeter to Carmarthen is now used by the narrow gauge steam-operated Vale of Rheidol Railway. Opened in 1902, this railway originally had its own terminus at Aberystwyth Smithfield (named after Smithfield Road, now Park Avenue). This closed in 1925 and was replaced by a station a short distance from the main railway station. In 1968 it moved again, this time to use the now-free platform at the main Aberystwyth station where there is a runaround loop and access to the former mainline railway shed. Nowdays this is used as the storage and works area by the Vale of Rheidol Railway. Great Western Railway No. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Services

Arriva Trains Wales services operate to Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street approximately every 2 hours. There are plans to increase the level service in 2006 as services are becoming increasingly busy. Shrewsbury railway station is Shrewsburys only remaining railway station (Shrewsbury Abbey, as well as all the other small stations around the town, having long closed). ... The tracks at the eastern end of Birmingham New Street station Class 390 no. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Train times and station information for Aberystwyth railway station from National Rail
• Map of Aberystwyth railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Borth		Arriva Trains Wales Cambrian Line		Terminus
	Heritage railways
Terminus		Vale of Rheidol Railway		Llanbadarn