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Bridgend Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = File:Bridgend_Railway_Station,_Sept_2018.jpg , caption = Station entrance, September 2018 , address = , borough = Bridgend, Bridgend county borough , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales Rail , platforms = 4 , code = BGN , classification = DfT category C2 , years = 19 June 1850 , events = Station opened , mpassengers = , mapframe = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road , embedded = Bridgend railway station ( cy, Gorsaf Pen-y-bont) is a main line station serving the town of Bridgend, south Wales. It is located approximately halfway between and stations, at the point where the Maesteg Line diverges from the South Wales Main Line; it is also the western terminus of the Vale of Glamorgan Line from Cardiff. It is measured from London Paddington. It is the fifth-busiest station in Wales, after Card ...
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Bridgend
Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge over the River Ogmore. The River Ewenny also flows through the town. The population was 49,597 in 2021. Historic counties of Wales, Historically a part of Glamorgan, Bridgend has greatly expanded in size since the early 1980s – the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census recorded a population of 39,429 for the town and the 2011 census reported that the Bridgend Local Authority had a population of 139,200 – up from 128,700 in 2001. This 8.2% increase was the largest increase in Wales except for Cardiff. The town is undergoing a redevelopment project, with the town centre mainly pedestrianised and ongoing works including Brackla Street Centre redevelopment to Bridgend Shopping Centre, Rhiw Car Park redevelopment, ongoing public realm im ...
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Island Farm
Island Farm, also called Camp 198, was a prisoner of war camp on the outskirts of the town of Bridgend, South Wales. It hosted a number of Axis prisoners, mainly German, and was the scene of the largest escape attempt by German POWs in Britain during World War II. Near the end of the war it was renamed Special Camp XI and used to detain many senior SS military leaders who were awaiting extradition to the Nuremberg trials. Early history of the camp Island Farm Camp was originally built as a hostel for female workers employed at a munitions factory in Bridgend, but conditions at the hostel were so dreary that the women preferred to travel, as much as , from their homes each day. The camp remained empty until 1943, when it was used to accommodate American troops who would subsequently be involved in the Allied invasion of France. After the invasion the authorities had to find suitable accommodation for large numbers of POWs captured in Europe. The prefabricated concrete huts sur ...
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Fishguard Harbour Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Arrival from Swansea (geograph 5512896).jpg , caption = Station in 2017 , borough = Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , owned = Stena Line , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 1 , code = FGH , classification = DfT category E , original = Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours , pregroup = Great Western Railway , postgroup = Great Western Railway , years = 30 August 1906 , events = Station opened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Fishguard Harbour railway station serves the port of Fishguard Harbour, Wales. It is the terminus of one of the bran ...
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Milford Haven Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Milford Haven railway station (geograph 5082355).jpg , borough = Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 1 , code = MFH , classification = DfT category F1 , opened = , years1 = 7 September 1863 , events1 = Opened as ''Milford'' , years2 = 1902 , events2 = Renamed ''Old Milford'' , years3 = 1910 , events3 = Renamed ''Milford Haven'' , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Milford Haven railway station serves the town of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Opened on 7 September 1863, it was originally known as ''Milford'', becom ...
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Pembroke Dock Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Pembroke Dock railway station (geograph 5512093).jpg , caption = The station building at Pembroke Dock , address = , borough = Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 1 , code = PMD , classification = DfT category F1 , original = Pembroke and Tenby Railway , pregroup = Great Western Railway , postgroup = Great Western Railway , years = , events = Station opened , mpassengers = , mapframe = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Pembroke Dock railway station serves the town of Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is the terminus of the Pembroke Dock branch of West Wales Lines from , southwest of . History It was opened on 8 August 1864 by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway as an extension of their route from to serve the Royal Navy dockyard in th ...
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Carmarthen Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Carmarthen station building (geograph 6218938).jpg , borough = Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 2 , code = CMN , classification = DfT category D , opened = 1902 , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Carmarthen railway station is on is on the West Wales Line serving the town of Carmarthen, Wales, south of the River Towy. The station is operated by Transport for Wales. Great Western Railway also run a limited service between Carmarthen and London Paddington, usually one train each way daily with additional services on Sunday. History South Wales Railway The present station is the third to serve the ...
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Swansea Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Swansea Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1150393.jpg , borough = Swansea, City and County of Swansea , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 4 , code = SWA , classification = DfT category C1 , original = South Wales Railway , pregroup = Great Western Railway , postgroup = Great Western Railway , opened = as ''Swansea High Street'' , years = 6 May 1968 , events = Renamed ''Swansea'' , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Swansea railway station serves the city of Swansea, Wales. It is measured from London Paddington (via Stroud) on the National Rail network. In 2021/22 i ...
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Great Western Railway (train Operating Company)
Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western passenger railway franchise. It manages 197 stations and its trains call at over 270. GWR operates long-distance inter-city services along the Great Western Main Line to and from the West of England and South Wales, inter-city services from London to the West Country via the Reading–Taunton line, and the ''Night Riviera'' sleeper service between London and Penzance. It also provides commuter and outer-suburban services from its London terminus at Paddington to West London, the Thames Valley region including parts of Berkshire, parts of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; and regional services throughout the West of England and South Wales to the South coast of England. Great Western Railway also provides and maintains the Electrostar Class 387 fleet for Heathrow Express. The company began operating in February 1996 as Great Western Trains, as part of the pr ...
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Pen-y-Bont - GWR 800035+800018
Pen-y-Bont may refer to: * Pen-y-bont, an area at the edge of Bala lake in Snowdonia where the River Dee leaves the lake * Bridgend, a town in south Wales with the Welsh name ''Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr'' * Penybont, a village in the Ithon valley in Powys, Wales ** Pen-y-Bont railway station Pen-y-Bont railway station is a railway station serving the village of Penybont, in mid Wales. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line south west of . The station is located closer to the villages of Crossgates and Fron than it is to Pen ..., a station serving Penybont village * Pen-y-bont Llanerch Emrys, a hamlet in the Tanat Valley, Powys, Wales * Pen-y-bont-fawr, in Powys, Wales, a village in the Tanat Valley near to Llangynog {{disambig ...
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Bridgend Railway Station Footbridge - Geograph
Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Ogmore. The River Ewenny also flows through the town. The population was 49,597 in 2021. Historically a part of Glamorgan, Bridgend has greatly expanded in size since the early 1980s – the 2001 census recorded a population of 39,429 for the town and the 2011 census reported that the Bridgend Local Authority had a population of 139,200 – up from 128,700 in 2001. This 8.2% increase was the largest increase in Wales except for Cardiff. The town is undergoing a redevelopment project, with the town centre mainly pedestrianised and ongoing works including Brackla Street Centre redevelopment to Bridgend Shopping Centre, Rhiw Car Park redevelopment, ongoing public realm improvements and the upgrade of the Bridgend Life Centre and demolition of Sun ...
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Aberdare Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Aberdare railway station (geograph 5510248).jpg , borough = Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 1 , code = ABA , classification = DfT category E , years = 3 October 1988 , events = Station opens , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road , mapframe=yes , mapframe-zoom = 13 Aberdare railway station ( cy, Aberdâr) is a railway station serving the town of Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the terminus of the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line, 22½ miles (36 km) directly north of . Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Overview The station at this locat ...
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