Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station (Welsh: Parcffordd Glyn Ebwy) is the current terminus of the Ebbw Valley Railway in Wales. The station opened on 6 February 2008 when services to and from Cardiff Central commenced after 46 years of being a freight-only line. Plans include extending services to Ebbw Vale Town and restoration of an hourly service to Newport.
The station has been built on a site close to the former Victoria station in the Victoria area of the Ebbw Vale conurbation. It consists of a single platform adjacent to Glan Ebbw Terrace, close to the A4046 Station Road.
Today, the current service is one train per hour to Cardiff Central calling at Llanhilleth, Newbridge, Crosskeys, Risca, Rogerstone and Cardiff Central, departing at 40 minutes past each hour. Journey times to Cardiff are approximately fifty minutes.
Services are operated by Class 150 Sprinter units, although Class 142 & Class 143 Pacer units and Class 175 Coradia units have been cleared to work the line, and may make an appearance when the Newport extension comes into place.
Bus stops are also located on the nearby A4046 and provide access to services to nearby communities such as Cwm, the Garden Festival Shopping site and Ebbw Vale Town itself
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