Chepstow railway station

Coordinates: 51°38′24″N 2°40′16″W / 51.6399°N 2.6711°W / 51.6399; -2.6711

Chepstow
Cas-gwent
Location
Place	Chepstow
Local authority	Monmouthshire
Operations
Station code	CPW
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	113,613
2005/06 *	120,543
2006/07 *	129,076
2007/08 *	146,338
2008/09 *	168,828
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chepstow from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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[v · d · e]Gloucester to Newport Line

Legend Cross Country Route Gloucester River Severn Ledbury and Gloucester Railway Oakle Street Grange Court Hereford, Ross & Gloucester Railway Westbury-on-Severn Halt Newnham Ruddle Road Halt Severn and Wye Railway Awre for Blakeney Forest of Dean Central Railway Severn Railway Bridge Severn Bridge Sharpness Branch Line Lydney Junction / Lydney Lydney Harbour Branch Dean Forest Railway Woolaston Wye Valley Railway Tutshill Halt Chepstow East River Wye (Chepstow Railway Bridge) Chepstow M48 Severn Bridge Portskewett South Wales Main Line Sudbrook Tunnel Pumps Caerwent training area Severn Tunnel Caldicot Severn Tunnel Junction M4 Second Severn Crossing Undy Halt Magor River Severn Steel works Llanwern Uskmouth Power Station Welsh Marches Line River Usk Monmouthshire Railway Newport South Wales Main Line

[v · d · e]Wye Valley Railway

Legend Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway Monmouth Troy Ross and Monmouth Railway River Wye Wyesham Halt Wyesham Junction for Coleford Railway Welsh/English border Redbrook on Wye Penallt Viaduct over River Wye (Welsh/English border) Penallt Halt Whitebrook Halt St Briavels Llandogo Halt Brockweir Halt Tintern River Wye (Welsh/English border) Tintern tunnel 182 yards Tintern Wireworks Branch (Welsh/English border) Tintern Quarry Tidenham tunnel 1190 yards Netherhope Halt Tidenham Gloucester to Newport Line Wye Valley Junction Tutshill Halt Chepstow East River Wye (Welsh/English border) Chepstow Gloucester to Newport Line

Chepstow railway station is a part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is operated by Arriva Trains Wales. Chepstow station is on the Gloucester to Newport Line. It is located within 300 metres (980 ft) of the town centre, at Station Road, Chepstow. Chepstow is a historic walled border town and ancient port, situated at the southern end of the Wye Valley, two hours from London.

The line continues east from the station to Gloucester over the Chepstow railway bridge. It was formerly the junction station for the Wye Valley Railway to Monmouth Troy Station until this line closed to passengers in 1959. The railway has since been extensively rationalised and currently consists of a double track line with a trailing crossover to the east of the station, plus some disused track in the former yard.

Although numerous trains pass through the station, the local train service is sporadic, running at best an hourly service in each direction. A local campaign has been established, with the support of the local MP, Welsh Assembly members, County Council and town council, to improve rail services to the town.^[1][2]

The station is unmanned apart from occasional Saturday mornings or when major events occur at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff when a temporary kiosk may be opened. Train times are on an electronic board with up to date information of the train times.

Station buildings on the Gloucester/Birmingham side are traditional stone and timber-built structures, the canopy providing plenty of shelter. Unfortunately, on the more popular Newport/Cardiff side, there is just a small breeze block-built shelter. Access to this platform is via a wooden footbridge, making it difficult for passengers with pushchairs and the old and the infirm to cross.

The nearest bus stop is a 5 minute walk away in the Tesco car park, however the service from here is infrequent and consists of just a local service. Chepstow bus station is approx half a kilometre 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, this is a walk of approximately half an hour's duration.

There is limited station parking available, with a free car park nearby of about 50 spaces.

Service

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Caldicot		Arriva Trains Wales Maesteg / Cardiff Central - Cheltenham Spa		Lydney
Caldicot		CrossCountry Cardiff Central - Birmingham New Street / Nottingham (Mondays to Saturdays only)		Lydney
	Historical railways
Terminus		Wye Valley Railway British Railways		Tutshill Halt

References

1. ^ Better Trains 4 Chepstow campaign site
2. ^ Daily Telegraph, Rail passengers face service cuts threat, 3 May 2010

External links

• Monmouthshire Railway Society
• Train times and station information for Chepstow railway station from National Rail