Aber railway station
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Aber railway station is a railway station serving the town of Caerphilly
, south Wales
. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line
13 km (8¼ miles) north of Cardiff Central
on the Valley Lines
network.
The station is located in the Bondfield Park and Trecenydd
areas of Caerphilly
.
as Beddau Halt, it became part of the Great Western Railway
during the Grouping
of 1923, and renamed Aber Junction Halt on 17 September 1926. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948. It was renamed Aber Halt on 6 May 1968, then Aber on 5 May 1969.
When Sectorisation
was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways
until the Privatisation of British Rail
ways.
Another station also called Beddau Halt
existed on the Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
and should not be confused with this station.
These services include:
Apart from Gilfach Fargoed, the station before Bargoed, which is served just once an hour, there is a train every 15 minutes calling at all stations between Bargoed and Penarth.
Travel times to...
Cardiff Central
: 22 minutes
Penarth : 39 minutes
Bargoed : 20 minutes
Rhymney : 38 minutes
Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...
, south Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line
Rhymney Line
The Rhymney Line is a commuter rail line running from Central Cardiff through the Rhymney valley via Heath and Llanishen in the north of the city, to Caerphilly, Bargoed and Rhymney.-History:...
13 km (8¼ miles) north of Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central railway station
Cardiff Central railway station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, Wales.It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the tenth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London , based on 2007/08...
on the Valley Lines
Valley Lines
Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes is the busy network of passenger suburban railway services radiating from Cardiff, Wales. It includes lines within the city itself, the Vale of Glamorgan and the South Wales Valleys....
network.
The station is located in the Bondfield Park and Trecenydd
Trecenydd
Trecenydd is a residential area located in Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom.It is located near to the centre of Caerphilly, and is relatively small in size compared to other areas of Caerphilly....
areas of Caerphilly
Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...
.
History
Opened in April 1908 by the Rhymney RailwayRhymney Railway
The Rhymney Railway was virtually a single stretch of main line, some fifty miles in length, by which the Rhymney Valley was connected to the docks at Cardiff in the county of Glamorgan, South Wales.-History:...
as Beddau Halt, it became part of the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923, and renamed Aber Junction Halt on 17 September 1926. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways
Western Region of British Railways
The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992...
on nationalisation in 1948. It was renamed Aber Halt on 6 May 1968, then Aber on 5 May 1969.
When Sectorisation
British Rail brand names
British Rail was the brand image of the nationalised railway owner and operator in Great Britain, the British Railways Board, used from 1965 until its breakup and sell-off from 1993 onwards....
was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways
Regional Railways
Regional Railways was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982 that existed until 1996, 3 years after privatisation. The sector was originally called Provincial....
until the Privatisation of British Rail
Privatisation of British Rail
The privatisation of British Rail was set in motion when the Conservative government enacted, on 19 January 1993, the British Coal and British Rail Act 1993 . This enabled the relevant Secretary of State to issue directions to the relevant Board...
ways.
Another station also called Beddau Halt
Beddau Halt railway station
Beddau Halt railway station consisted of a single platform and shelter reached by steps leading from the road over which the line crossed. Its position was quite a distance from Beddau which limited its patronage, though all trains stopped at the station as a matter of course.-Modern Day:The...
existed on the Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
The Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway was a railway located in south Wales which broadly ran between Pontypridd and Llantrisant. It opened to freight traffic in 1863 and to passenger traffic in 1875...
and should not be confused with this station.
Autumn 2007
During Autumn 2007 Aber railway station is served by 4 trains per hour each way, off peak, Monday to Friday.These services include:
- 3 per hour from BargoedBargoed railway stationBargoed railway station serves the town of Bargoed in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney branch of the Valley Lines network...
to PenarthPenarth railway stationPenarth railway station is the railway station serving the town of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is the terminus of the Penarth branch of the Vale of Glamorgan Line 4¼ miles south of Cardiff Central.-The busy years:... - 1 per hour from RhymneyRhymney railway stationRhymney railway station serves the town of Rhymney in Wales. Situated on the Valley Lines network north of Cardiff Central, it is the terminus of the Rhymney Line....
to Penarth - 3 per hour from Penarth to Bargoed
- 1 per hour from Penarth to Rhymney
Apart from Gilfach Fargoed, the station before Bargoed, which is served just once an hour, there is a train every 15 minutes calling at all stations between Bargoed and Penarth.
Travel times to...
Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central railway station
Cardiff Central railway station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, Wales.It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the tenth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London , based on 2007/08...
: 22 minutes
Penarth : 39 minutes
Bargoed : 20 minutes
Rhymney : 38 minutes