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Neath Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Neath railway station main entrance (geograph 6359557).jpg , borough = Neath, Neath Port Talbot , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 2 , code = NTH , classification = DfT category D , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Neath railway station is a main line railway station serving the town of Neath, south Wales. Managed by Transport for Wales, the station is located at street level on Windsor Road, situated back from the street fronting a small car park. It is from London Paddington (via Stroud). History The surviving Neath railway station is one of four railway stations originally in Neath, and to distinguish it from the others was at one tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neath
Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,258 in 2011. Historic counties of Wales, Historically in Glamorgan, the town is located on the River Neath, east-northeast of Swansea. Etymology The town's English name ultimately derives from "" the original Welsh name for the River Neath and is known to be Proto-Celtic language, Celtic or Pre-Celtic. A meaning of 'shining' or 'brilliant' has been suggested, as has a link to the older Indo-European root ' (simply meaning 'river'). As such, the town may share its etymology with the town of Stratton, Cornwall and the River Nidd in Northern England. History Roman fort The town is located at a ford (crossing), ford of the River Neath and its strategic situation is evident by a number of Celts, Celtic hill forts, surrounding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirwaun
Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the 2001 census, Hirwaun had a population of 4,851. increasing at the 2011 census to 4,990. The village is on the Heads of the Valleys Road and at the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Etymology Hirwaun (also formerly spelled as Hirwain and Herwain) derives from two common Welsh toponyms "Hir" meaning long and "Gwaun" meaning moorland. Writing in 1887, Rev. Thomas Morgan stated that the correct name is ''Hirwaun Gwrgant'', meaning Gwrgan's "Waun". This name comes from its association with Gwrgan ab Ithel (1033 - 1070), a king of Morgannwg who is said to have freely given a portion of the waun (named "Y Waun Hir") to his poor subjects and all other Welshmen for raising corn, and the breeding of sheep and cattle. Morgan further states that in olden times the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Port Talbot Parkway Rail Station August 2020 01.jpg , borough = Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 2 , code = PTA , classification = DfT category D , original = South Wales Railway , pregroup = Great Western Railway , postgroup = Great Western Railway , years = , events = Station opened as ''Port Talbot'' , years1 = 5 June 1897 , events1 = Renamed ''Port Talbot and Aberavon'' , years2 = 1 July 1924 , events2 = Renamed ''Port Talbot General'' , years3 = April 1947 , events3 = Renamed ''Port Talbot'' , years4 = 3 December 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanline
Swanline is the name of the local rail service from to , on the South Wales Main Line. History The Swanline service was launched in June 1994, following the construction of five new stations at , , , and on the existing South Wales Main Line. Originally, an hourly service was provided through a partnership between British Rail and local government, with the local authorities securing EU development funding and retaining ownership of the trains needed to operate the service. During 1997, as part of railway privatisation, responsibility for Swanline services passed from British Rail's Regional Railways sector to South Wales & West Railway, a newly created franchised train operating company. In 1999, the company halved the service to two-hourly, citing poor passenger usage and offering to purchase the rolling stock for use elsewhere. From 2003 to 2018, the line was operated as part of the Arriva Trains Wales franchise. In 2018, the franchise passed to KeolisAmey Wales an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skewen Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Skewen railway station, Neath (geograph 4123125).jpg , borough = Skewen, Neath Port Talbot , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 2 , code = SKE , classification = DfT category F2 , original = Great Western Railway , pregroup = Great Western Railway , postgroup = Great Western Railway , years = 1882 , events = Opened as ''Dynevor'' , years1 = 1904 , events1 = Renamed ''Skewen'' , years2 = 1910 , events2 = resited , years3 = 2 November 1964 , events3 = Closed , years4 = 27 June 1994 , events4 = Reopened as ''Skewen'' on different site , mpassen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briton Ferry Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Briton Ferry railway station - geograph.org.uk - 4123062.jpg , borough = Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 2 , code = BNF , classification = DfT category F1 , original = , postgroup = Great Western Railway , years2 = 8 July 1935 , events2 = opened , years3 = 2 November 1964 , events3 = Closed , years4 = 1 June 1994 , events4 = Reopened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Briton Ferry railway station is a minor station in the village of Briton Ferry, south Wales. It is from London Paddington. The station is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swansea Train Leaving Neath Station Platform 1 (geograph 6361392)
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in the United Kingdom. Located along Swansea Bay in southwest Wales, with the principal area covering the Gower Peninsula, it is part of the Swansea Bay region and part of the historic county of Glamorgan; also the ancient Welsh commote of Gŵyr. The principal area is the second most populous local authority area in Wales with an estimated population of 246,563 in 2020. Swansea, along with Neath and Port Talbot, forms the Swansea Urban Area with a population of 300,352 in 2011. It is also part of the Swansea Bay City Region. During the 19th-century industrial heyday, Swansea was the key centre of the copper-smelting industry, earning the nickname ''Copperopolis''. Etymologies The Welsh name, ''Abertawe'', translates as ''"mouth/estua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station
Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England. Opened as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of Manchester city centre, it hosts long-distance intercity and cross-country services to national destinations including Euston railway station, London, Birmingham New Street railway station, Birmingham, Nottingham station, Nottingham, Glasgow Central station, Glasgow, Edinburgh Waverley station, Edinburgh, Cardiff Central railway station, Cardiff, Bristol Temple Meads railway station, Bristol, Exeter St Davids railway station, Exeter, Plymouth railway station, Plymouth, Reading railway station, Reading, Southampton Central railway station, Southampton and Bournemouth railway station, Bournemouth; regional services to destinations in Northern England including Liverpool Lime Street railway station, Liverpool, Leeds railway station, Leeds, Sheffield railway s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiff Central Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Cardiff Central station (26526139271).jpg , caption = 1930s frontage of Cardiff Central station (northern entrance) , borough = Cardiff, City and County of Cardiff , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , owned = Network Rail , manager = Transport for Wales Rail , platforms = 8 , code = CDF , classification = DfT category A , years = 19 June 1850 , events = Opened as ''Cardiff'' , years1 = 1896 , events1 = Enlarged , years2 = 1924 , events2 = Renamed ''Cardiff General'' , years3 = 1931–34 , events3 = Rebuilt , years4 = 1940 , events4 = Merged with Cardiff Riverside station , years5 = 1964 , events5 = Riverside platforms closed , years6 = 1973 , events6 = Renamed ''Cardiff Central'' , years7 = 2015-17 , events7 = Enlarged , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road , mapframe=yes , mapframe-zoom = 13 Cardiff Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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