Ebbw Vale bus station ( cy, Gorsaf bws Glyn Ebwy), also known as Inner Bypass,
is a bus terminus located in the town centre of
Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale (; cy, Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr con ...
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Background
Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the Ebbw Valley, from the south of the
Brecon Beacons National Park. As such the town is the northern terminus of services through the valley towards Cardiff, Caerphilly, and Cwmbran, as well as having services to Tredegar and Abergavenny.
The bus interchange is approximately from the recently opened
Ebbw Vale Town railway station which provides services to
Cardiff Central railway station
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, and in 2021 to
Newport railway station.
In 2019 residents in the nearby area complained at cuts to bus services by operator
which had left them "like prisoners in their own village".
The town of
Cwm has been reduced to one bus each hour on weekdays, and no services on Sunday. The town's evening services are already subsidised by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council who state they are unable to further subsidise services to towns on the route.
Layout
The sits on an island in the centre of the A4046 through the town,
and faces the line of retail businesses along the road. As such it is referred to on maps as "Inner Bypass" station.
The station has six bus stands, identified as numbers 1-5.
Destinations
Ebbw Vale is the terminus for a number of Stagecoach services, and serves as an interchange for travellers headed to Tredegar and Abergavenny.
Railway station
Ebbw Vale Town railway station provides rail transport to destinations on the
Ebbw Valley railway line, which include
Cardiff Central,
Newport
Newport most commonly refers to:
*Newport, Wales
*Newport, Rhode Island, US
Newport or New Port may also refer to:
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*Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay
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*Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...
(from 2021), and infrequent services to
Bridgend.
The station is an eight-minute walk from the bus station.
The town has a large number of car parking facilities near to the station.
See also
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List of bus stations in Wales
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Transport in Wales
References
{{South Wales Metro
Bus stations in Wales
Buildings and structures in Blaenau Gwent