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Encyclopedia > Newport railway station
Newport (Casnewydd)
Location
Place Newport city centre
Local authority Newport City Council
Operations
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use 4
Annual entry/exit 1.828 million *
History
Key dates Opened 1850
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   Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (768x612, 229 KB)[edit] Summary Original from http://flickr. ... Newport city centre is traditionally regarded as the area bounded by the west bank of the River Usk, the George Street Bridge, the eastern flank of Stow Hill and the Great Western Main Line. ... This article is about the Welsh city of Newport. ... An Arriva train in North Wales Class 158, no. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: | ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... See also List of closed railway stations in Britain Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: Railway stations in the United Kingdom | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... Station Name Postcode External links to Map of station at MultiMap Code External links to livedepartureboards. ... Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ...

* based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Newport (Casnewydd). Disclaimer (PDF)

Newport railway station (or Newport High Street station) is situated in the heart of the city of Newport. It is part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is operated by Arriva Trains Wales. The main station entrance is located on Queensway, and a small section of road known as Station Approach links this to the High Street. The station was originally opened in 1850 by the South Wales Railway company. For other uses of the name Newport, see Newport (disambiguation). ... For transport in Northern Ireland, see rail transport in Ireland Class 180 Multiple Unit of First Great Western at speed near Yate, Bristol, England. ... Network Rails logo Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee that owns the fixed assets of that part of the British railway system that formerly belonged to British Rail, the now-defunct UK state-owned railway operator. ... An Arriva train in North Wales Class 158, no. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

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Train services

Hourly services include: First Great Western InterCity Swansea-London express trains; Arriva Trains Wales Cardiff-Manchester and Cardiff-Gloucester regional trains; Central Trains Cardiff-Birmingham-Nottingham "Citylink" service; and the First Great Western Cardiff-Portsmouth Harbour service. The Virgin Trains South West-South Wales-North East and Scotland service occasionally calls at Newport. By a combination of services, there are trains to Cardiff at least every quarter of an hour. First Great Western is a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services principally on the Great Western Main Line. ... An Arriva train in North Wales Class 158, no. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... First Great Western is a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services principally on the Great Western Main Line. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ...

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Facilities

Looking west from Platform 2
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Looking west from Platform 2

The current station layout consists of four through-platforms. Originally, there were bay platforms either side of the main station building, but these were removed in the 1970s. Image File history File links Newport_High_Street_station. ... Image File history File links Newport_High_Street_station. ... A bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in Britain to mean a dead-end platform at a railway station which otherwise consists exclusively (or predominately) of through platforms. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...


Platform 1 is generally only used during peak hours and usually for trains heading towards Cardiff. Platform 2 is the usual stopping point for all westbound services towards Cardiff including InterCity services to Swansea. Platform 3 is the stopping point for eastbound InterCity services to London and regional trains to the north and the south/south west of England. Platform 4 is currently out of service but is currently being renovated for use by trains to Ebbw Vale following the re-opening of the Ebbw Valley line in 2006-2007. Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital of Wales and its largest city. ... Swansea (Welsh: , mouth of the Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales in the United Kingdom, situated on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower Peninsula. ... Ebbw Vale (Welsh: Glyn Ebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr river in south Wales. ...


A British Transport Police station and a branch of WH Smith are situated on platform 1. The waiting room and customer toilets are situated between platforms 2 and 3, as is the 'Upper Crust' buffet. Also, between platforms 2 and 3 is a customer help desk. The booking hall is situated between the entrance and platform 1. There are three main windows for tickets for immediate travel and a travel centre which handles enquiries, complaints and issues tickets for future travel. In the booking hall there is also a small buffet, a bank of telephones, automatic ticket machines and a photo-booth. Wheelchair access between platforms is provided by a subway, accessed by a lift from the platforms. Also, a ramp from platforms 2 and 3 leads into a subway that links Mill Street to the city centre. There is a short-stay car park and taxi rank situated to the front and a long-stay car park to the rear which is accessible via a footbridge from all platforms. Since October 2005, automatic ticket barriers have been installed. The British Transport Police (BTP) is a non-Home Office national police service responsible for policing the railway system throughout Great Britain. ... This article is about the bookshop chain; for the businessman and politician of that name, see William Henry Smith. ...

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See also

Railway stations in Newport There have been many railway stations in Newport, due to its importance as a port for the industrial Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire valleys. ...

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External links

  • Train times and station information for Newport railway station from National Rail
  • Street map and aerial photo of Newport railway station from Multimap.com
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Terminus   Arriva Trains Wales

Ebbw Valley Line National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Multimap. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... An Arriva train in North Wales Class 158, no. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Due to open in 2006		   Pye Corner
Cardiff Central   Arriva Trains Wales
Cardiff-Gloucester and Cardiff-Penzance		   Severn Tunnel Junction
Cardiff Central   Arriva Trains Wales
Cardiff-Manchester Piccadilly		   Cwmbran
Cardiff Central   Central Trains
Cardiff-Nottingham		   Gloucester
Bristol Parkway   First Great Western
Intercity services
South Wales Main Line		   Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central   First Great Western
Local services
Cardiff-Bristol		   Severn Tunnel Junction
Cardiff Central   First Great Western
Local services
Cardiff-Portsmouth Harbour		   Filton Abbey Wood
Cardiff Central   Virgin Trains
Cross-Country Route		   Bristol Temple Meads
Railway stations in Cardiff, Newport and the Valleys:
Valley lines: █ Butetown • █ City • █ Coryton • █ Ebbw Valley • █ Maesteg • █ Merthyr • █ Rhondda • █ Rhymney • █ Vale of Glamorgan
Major stations: Bridgend • Cardiff Central • Cardiff Queen Street • Newport
Other stations: Aber • Abercynon North • Abercynon South • Aberdare • Bargoed • Barry • Barry Docks • Barry Island • Birchgrove • Brithdir • Cadoxton • Caerphilly • Cardiff Bay • Cathays • Cogan • Coryton • Cwmbach • Cwmbran • Danescourt • Dinas Powys • Dinas Rhondda • Dingle Road • Eastbrook • Fairwater • Fernhill • Garth • Gilfach Fargoed • Grangetown • Heath High Level • Heath Low Level • Hengoed • Lisvane and Thornhill • Llanbradach • Llandaf • Llanishen • Llantwit Major • Llwynypia • Maesteg • Maesteg Ewenny Road • Merthyr Tydfil • Merthyr Vale • Mountain Ash • Ninian Park • Penarth • Pencoed • Pengam • Penrhiwceiber • Pentre-bach • Pontlottyn • Pontyclun • Pontypool and New Inn • Pontypridd • Porth • Quakers Yard • Radyr • Rhiwbina • Rhoose Cardiff International Airport • Rhymney • Sarn • Taffs Well • Tir-Phil • Tondu • Ton Pentre • Tonypandy • Trefforest • Trefforest Estate • Trehafod • Treherbert • Treorchy • Troed-y-rhiw • Ty Glas • Waun-Gron Park • Whitchurch • Wildmill • Ynyswen • Ystrad Mynach • Ystrad Rhondda
Transport in Cardiff • Transport in Newport
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