Garth railway station (Powys) serves the village of Garth, Powys, Wales. The railway station is located at street level at the end of the Llais yr Afon lane near the village centre. The station is known as Garth (Powys) in order to differentiate it from Garth (Bridgend).[1]
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Garth, Powys Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°07′59″N 3°31′48″W / 52.133°N 3.530°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SN953494 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GTH | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1868 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  1,482 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  74 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 420 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 586 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 838 | ||||
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It formerly had a passing loop and two platforms, but only one is now used (the disused one is overgrown but still visible).
Facilities
editThe facilities provided here are limited to a small brick waiting shelter, timetable poster board, digital CIS display and a customer help point. No ticketing provision is available, so passengers must buy in advance of travel or on board the train.[2]
Services
editAll trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales. There are five trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.[3] This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to signal to the driver to board or alight from the train.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Llangammarch | Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line |
Cilmeri | ||
References
edit- ^ Arriva Trains Wales. "Garth (Powys)". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Garth (Powys) station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ GB eNRT December 2022, Table 1309 (Network Rail)
Further reading
edit- Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 78-79. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.
External links
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Media related to Garth (Powys) railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Garth railway station (Powys) from National Rail
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