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Location notes
Cwmbran station is located in South Wakes on the Welsh Marches Line. Cwmbran is 7 miles south of Abergavenny, 5 miles north of Newport and 19 miles east of Cardiff.
Railway type and traffic
The Southern section of the Marches Line (Newport-Cwmbran) gets a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central, most Southbound trains terminate in Camarthen or Milford Haven.
Northbound trains either go to Manchester Piccadilly or Holyhead, on hourly services. All of these services are either worked by ATW Class 158s, Class 175s or Class 150s. During the peak hours their are additional services to and from Cardiff and Hereford run by 153s and 143s.
Every day FGW run several ECS movements to or from Hereford and Bristol so it is possible to photo HSTs and Class 180s doing non passenger turns.
Freight is mostly run by EWS/Freightliner Class 66s, but also their are regular visits from class 60s.
Northbound trains either go to Manchester Piccadilly or Holyhead, on hourly services. All of these services are either worked by ATW Class 158s, Class 175s or Class 150s. During the peak hours their are additional services to and from Cardiff and Hereford run by 153s and 143s.
Every day FGW run several ECS movements to or from Hereford and Bristol so it is possible to photo HSTs and Class 180s doing non passenger turns.
Freight is mostly run by EWS/Freightliner Class 66s, but also their are regular visits from class 60s.
Environment
Cwmbran Station is bordered by the actual town centre of Cwmbran itself and a quiet suburban housing estate. South of the station theres a small river and fields usually used for recreation.
Cwmbran Station is quiet in the evening, even though there are still quite a lot of trains. Also the station is a safe place for all to go photographing.
Cwmbran Station is quiet in the evening, even though there are still quite a lot of trains. Also the station is a safe place for all to go photographing.
Road directions
From the M4, Junction 25a:
Join the A4042 until you reach Croecyceiliog roundabout (near Gwent Crematorium). From their, there is a road that goes straight to Cwmbran station called 'Edlogan Way'.
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Cwmbran Station map co-ordinates
Join the A4042 until you reach Croecyceiliog roundabout (near Gwent Crematorium). From their, there is a road that goes straight to Cwmbran station called 'Edlogan Way'.
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Cwmbran Station map co-ordinates
Parking
Adjacent to Platform 2 their is a free 200 space car park with CCTV, also there are many other free car parks in the town centre which is in the close vicinity.
Public transport
The Southern section of the Marches Line (Newport-Cwmbran) gets a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central, most Southbound trains terminate in Camarthen or Milford Haven. Northbound trains either go to Manchester Piccadilly or Holyhead, on hourly services.
There are also Express bus services run by Stagecoach in South Wales, that run from Newport (every 3 minutes) and Cardiff (every 15 minutes).
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There are also Express bus services run by Stagecoach in South Wales, that run from Newport (every 3 minutes) and Cardiff (every 15 minutes).
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Amenities
The nearest toilets can be found in the town centre (300m walk west of the station) opposite the Bus station right in the centre of town. There are many food outlets in the nearby town eg- Starbucks, McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, O`Briens, Weatherspoons and a few chip shops and a few sandwich bars. Also theres an Asda Superstore and a Sainsburys nearby as well.
Accommodation
There is a Best Western 1.5 miles south of the station.
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Cwmbran Station
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Photographic notes
There are 2 good road bridges north and south of the station for good pictures. Also there is a footbridge connecting the 2 platforms together that is ideally places for photographing all types of traction.
The light is best in the Morning.
General views - All photographs © Sam Jones unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking south
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
