Maesteg (Ewenny Road)

Welsh: Maesteg (Heol Ewenni)
National Rail
General information
LocationMaesteg, Bridgend
Wales
Coordinates51°36′19″N 3°38′54″W / 51.6053°N 3.6483°W / 51.6053; -3.6483
Grid referenceSS859908
Managed byTransport for Wales Rail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeMEW
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyBritish Rail
Key dates
26 October 1992Station opened
2008Platform lengthened to accommodate 4-car trains
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 5,412
2019/20Increase 6,868
2020/21Decrease 3,792
2021/22Increase 13,134
2022/23Increase 15,108
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Maesteg (Ewenny Road) railway station is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Maesteg in Wales. It is located adjacent to the Ewenny Road Industrial Estate to the south of Maesteg on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. The other station, which is the terminus of the Maesteg Line, is named Maesteg.

History

158831 operating an Arriva Trains Wales service from Cheltenham Spa to Maesteg

Passenger services were restored to the Maesteg Line in 1992 by British Rail and Mid Glamorgan County Council. The station opened on 26 October 1992,[1] slightly later than planned along with Wildmill. Both stations were brand new additions and did not replace a station previously in existence prior to the 1970 passenger service withdrawal. The platform was lengthened in 2008 to allow four-car trains to operate busier services. This was funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Union.

Service

Services are operated by Transport for Wales Rail Services as part of the Valley Lines network for local services.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Garth   Transport for Wales
Maesteg Line
   Maesteg
Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
originally Duffryn, Llynvi and Porthcawl Railway
 
to Glyncorrwg
South Wales Mineral Railway
to Tonmawr
Cymmer Viaduct
Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
to Port Talbot │ to Treherbert
West Junction
 Cymmer Afan
 Abergwynfi
 Abergwynfi Colliery
Cymmer Tunnel
1591 yd
1455 m
 Caerau Colliery
 Caerau
 Nantyffyllon
Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company
to Pontyrhyl
Maesteg (Neath Road)
PTR&DCo
to Port Talbot
 Maesteg Castle Street
 Maesteg
 Maesteg (Ewenny Road)
 Garth
 Troedyrhiew Garth
 Llangynwyd
Ogmore Valley Railway
to Brynmenyn
 Tondu
South Wales Main Line
to Bridgend
Cefn Junction PTR&DCo
 Kenfig Hill
South Wales Main Line
to Bridgend
Pyle Junction
 Pyle
South Wales Main Line
to Swansea
 Cornelly Quarry
 Nottage Halt
Nottage Tunnel
63 yd
58 m
 Porthcawl

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
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