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Chepstow Chepstow ( cy, Cas-gwent) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the western ...

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Transport for Wales Transport for Wales (TfW; cy, Trafnidiaeth Cymru; cy, TrC, label=none) is a not-for-profit company owned by the Welsh Government and managed at arms length by its appointed board. TfW oversees the Transport for Wales Group (TfW Group) consi ...

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owned by

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and is operated by

. Chepstow station is on the

Gloucester to Newport Line Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east o ...

. It is from the town centre, at Station Road.

is a historic walled border town and ancient

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, situated at the southern end of the

Wye Valley The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; cy, Dyffryn Gwy) is an internationally important protected landscape straddling the border between England and Wales. The River Wye ( cy, Afon Gwy) is the fourth-longest river in th ...

, two hours from

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. The line continues east from the station to

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

over the

Chepstow railway bridge Chepstow Railway Bridge was built to the instructions of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1852. The "Great Tubular Bridge" over the River Wye at Chepstow, which at that point forms the boundary between Wales and England, is considered one of Brunel' ...

. It was formerly the junction station for the

Wye Valley Railway The Wye Valley Railway was a standard gauge railway that ran for nearly along the Lower Wye Valley between the towns of Chepstow and Monmouth, crossing several times between Wales and England. Opened on 1 November 1876, it was leased to, and w ...

to Monmouth Troy station until this line closed to passengers in 1959. The railway now consists of a double track line with a trailing crossover to the east of the station, plus some disused track in the former yard.

Description

Chepstow - Crosscountry 170521 Nottingham service

The single-storey buildings on the

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side of the line are stone and timber-built structures, in an

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style. They were completed in 1850 for

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, and according to architectural historian John Newman were designed by N. Lancaster Owen.John Newman, ''The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire'',

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provides shelter. On the more popular Newport/

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side, there is just a small modern shelter. Access to this platform is via a cast-iron footbridge, making it difficult for passengers with pushchairs and the old and the infirm to cross. The footbridge is a now-rare survival of a typical GWR iron pattern, still with its wooden cladding and canopy, and is

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. It was cast in Edward Finch's ironworks, adjoining the station. In January 2021, the footbridge was removed for extensive repairs and is due to be reinstalled during the Spring. A temporary footbridge was installed prior to its removal. Other Grade II listings at the station include the two bridges: the surviving piers and abutment of the

Chepstow Railway Bridge Chepstow Railway Bridge was built to the instructions of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1852. The "Great Tubular Bridge" over the River Wye at Chepstow, which at that point forms the boundary between Wales and England, is considered one of Brunel' ...

, and the bridge providing access to the steam mill and ironworks site.

Services

Chepstow - Crosscountry 170519+170523 Cardiff service

The local rail service is sporadic, running an hourly service in each direction. A local campaign has been established, with the support of the local MP,

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members,

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and town council, to improve rail services to the town. In May 2011,

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commenced a year-long trial of stopping its Cardiff-Birmingham- services at the station on weekdays and Saturdays. In December 2011, it was reported that the trial would be extended until at least December 2012. As of May 2016, the service pattern consists of the hourly (with occasional two-hour gaps) - Cardiff Central - service (serving all intermediate stations between Gloucester & Newport) plus calls every second hour by the CrossCountry Nottingham - Cardiff Central trains. On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service in each direction (no CrossCountry services).

Facilities

The station is manned, and a cafe offering light refreshments is available in the main building. The ticket office is run by a third-party operator, ''Chepstow Trains'', on behalf of

and

, and is open part-time, six days per week (closed from late afternoon and all day Sundays). Outside these times, tickets must be bought on the train. Train running information is offered via digital CIS displays and timetable poster boards. The nearest

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is a 5-minute walk away in the

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car park; however the service is infrequent and consists of just a local service. Chepstow bus station is about further; from here buses to a wider area may be found. On race days, special buses are normally laid on to convey racegoers to and from

Chepstow Racecourse Chepstow Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing racecourse, course located just north of the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, near the southern end of the Wye Valley and close to the border with England. It is one of 16 racecourses op ...

; this is a walk of approximately half an hour's duration. Limited station parking is available, with eleven spaces. There is a car park near the station with more spaces.Station Facilities for Chepstow
Retrieved 22 April 2012

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* {{Commuter Stations: Cardiff Local Lines run by Arriva Trains Wales Chepstow Railway stations in Monmouthshire DfT Category F1 stations Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Grade II listed railway stations in Wales Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail Grade II listed buildings in Monmouthshire 1850 establishments in England Railway stations served by CrossCountry

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