Cwmbran bus station ( cy, Gorsaf bws Cwmbrân) is a bus terminus and interchange located in the town centre of
Cwmbran
Cwmbran ( ; cy, Cwmbrân , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales.
Lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to prov ...
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South Wales.
Background
The station was commissioned along with the wider development of the town of Cwmbran in August 1949, following the end of the Second World War. The UK embarked on a series of
new towns
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...
in order to meet high demand for housing and employment, particularly in war ravaged communities.
Under the
New Towns Act 1946
The New Towns Acts were a series of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to found new settlements or to expand substantially existing ones, to establish Development Corporations to deliver them, and to create a Commission to wind up the ...
, Cwmbran became the first New Town in Wales. A body, Cwmbran Development Corporation, was created to oversee work. A 55-acre town centre was designed, and the bus station was the key interchange for both the retail and residential area.
Layout
The bus station diverts from the circular Glyndwr Road around the town, just after the roundabout on St David's Road.
The station has eight bus stands, identified with letters A-H.
It is surrounded by the retail centre,
Cwmbran Centre, and opposite is the newer ''Leisure @ Cwmbran'' development which includes restaurants, a bowling centre, and a cinema.
Destinations
Cwmbran is the terminus for a number of Stagecoach services due to the local depot in the town, and serves as an interchange for travellers headed north or south.
*21 bus continues from Pontypool to Cwmbran most hours.
Connecting transport
Cwmbran railway station
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provides rail transport to destinations on the
Welsh Marches line, including
Cardiff Central,
Newport,
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
,
Maesteg
Maesteg is a town and community (Wales), community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2011, Maesteg had a population of 20,612. The English ...
,
Swansea,
Carmarthen
Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, ...
, and
Milford Haven. The station is a seven-minute walk from the bus station.
The area also has a large number of car parking facilities, some included in the shopping centre, as well as around the town.
See also
*
List of bus stations in Wales
This is a list of bus stations in Wales:
See also
*Transport in Wales
* List of bus stations in London
*List of bus stations in Scotland
References
External links
Traveline CymruTransport in Wales
Transport in Wales is heavily influenced by the country's geography. Wales is predominantly hilly or mountainous, and the main settlements lie on the coasts of north and south Wales, while mid Wales and west Wales are lightly populated. The ma ...
References
{{Transport in Newport
Bus stations in Wales
Buildings and structures in Torfaen