New Station Opens On Popular Ebbw Valley Railway
The new station at Llanhilleth will come into service on the recently-opened Ebbw Valley Railway on Sunday 25 April.
Llanhilleth Station will be the first stop for trains leaving Ebbw Vale Parkway on the 18 mile journey to Cardiff.
A total of 100,000 passengers travelled on Arriva Trains Wales trains from February to early April - the first two months of the new Ebbw Valley Railway hourly train service.
The single platform station at Llanhilleth is located in the centre of the village and is an important feature in its £13 million regeneration programme – recently praised by the First Minister Rhodri Morgan on a visit to the restored and renovated Llanhilleth Miners Institute.
A new bus link is also being introduced from Abertillery to Llanhilleth Station timed so that passengers can board the trains from Ebbw Vale Parkway en route to Cardiff Central. The bus link will operate from Monday 26 April.
Robin Morrison, Chief Executive of Blaenau Gwent Council, said:
“Opening the station at Llanhilleth gives local people more opportunities to use the new train service – and it marks the completion of the first stage of the Ebbw Valley Railway project in Blaenau Gwent.
“We can all take pride in our achievement as the first local authority in the UK to successfully lead a partnership project to re-open a disused railway line for passenger trains.
“But the new station and the Ebbw Valley Railway is also an important element of our programme for the regeneration of Blaenau Gwent – helping us to attract inward investment and giving us better links with the economic opportunities in Cardiff and across south east Wales.”
Trains leave Llanhilleth Station for Cardiff starting at 0648 and then at 48 minutes past every hour until 2248 Mondays – Saturdays.
Trains leave Llanhilleth Station for Ebbw Vale starting at 0719 and then at 19 minutes past every hour until 2319 Mondays – Saturdays.
The 908 bus link service, operated by Henleys Bus Services, will provide buses to meet every train Mondays – Saturdays up to 1719 in the evening. The number 908 buses will leave Abertillery High Street at approximately half hourly intervals with stops to pick up passengers at Princess Street Post Office, Abertillery, and Six Bells Hotel before arriving at Llanhilleth Station.
The full Monday – Saturday bus link timetable for the number 908 bus link is below.
Abertillery - Llanhilleth Railway Station
Mondays to Saturdays
| Abertillery, High Street | 0633 | 0705 | 0733 | 0805 | 0833 | 0905 | 0933 |
1005 |
| Princess Street, Post Office | 6350 | 0707 | 0735 | 0807 | 0835 | 0907 | 0935 | 1007 |
| Six Bells Hotel | 0638 | 0710 | 0738 | 0810 | 0838 | 0910 | 0938 | 1010 |
| Llanhilleth, Railway Station | 0643 | 0715 | 0743 | 0815 | 0845 | 0915 | 0943 | 1015 |
| Train to Cardiff | 0648 | ------- | 0478 | ------- | 0848 | ------- | 0948 | ------- |
| Train to Ebbw Vale | ------- | 0719 | ------- | 0819 | ------ | 0919 | ------ | 1019 |
| Abertillery, High Street | 1105 | 1133 | 1205 | 1233 | 1305 | 1333 | 1405 | 1433 |
| Princess Street, Post Office | 1107 | 1135 | 1207 | 1235 | 1307 | 1335 | 1407 | 1435 |
| Six Bells Hotel | 1110 | 1138 | 1210 | 1238 | 1310 | 1338 | 1410 | 1438 |
| Llanhilleth, Railway Station | 1115 | 1143 | 1215 | 1243 | 1315 | 1343 | 1415 | 1443 |
| Train to Cardiff | ------- | 1148 | ------- | 1248 | ------- | 1338 | ------- | 1448 |
| Train to Ebbw Vale | 1119 | ------- | 1219 | ------- | 1319 | ------- |
| Abertillery, High Street | 1533 | 1605 | 1633 | 1705 | 1733 | 1805 | 1833 | 1905 |
| Princess Street, Post Office | 1535 | 1607 | 1635 | 1707 | 1735 | 1807 | 1835 | 1907 |
| Six Bells Hotel | 1538 | 1610 | 1638 | 1710 | 1738 | 1810 | 1838 | 1910 |
| Llanhilleth, Railway Station | 1543 | 1615 | 1643 | 1715 | 1743 | 1815 | 1843 | 1915 |
| Train to Cardiff | 1548 | ------- | 1648 | ------- | 1748 | ------- | 1848 | ------- |
| Train to Ebbw Vale | ------- | 1619 | ------- | 1719 | ------- | 1819 | ------- | 1919 |
Llanhilleth Railway Station – Abertillery
Mondays to Saturdays
| Train to Cardiff | 0648 | ------- | 0748 | ------- | 0848 | ------- | 0948 | ------- |
| Train to Ebbw Vale | ------- | 0719 | ------- | 0819 | ------- | 0919 | ------- | 1019 |
| Llanhilleth, Railway Station | 0655 | 0723 | 0755 | 0823 | 0828 | 0923 | 0955 | 1023 |
| Six Bells Hotel | 0700 | 0728 | 0800 | 0828 | 0900 | 0928 | 1000 | 1028 |
| Abertillery, High Street | 0705 | 0733 | 0805 | 0833 | 0905 | 0933 | 1005 | 1033 |
| Train to Cardiff | ------- | 1148 | ------- | 1248 | ------- | 1348 | ------- | 1448 |
| Train to Ebbw Vale | 1119 | ------- | 1219 | ------- | 1319 | ------- | 1419 | ------- |
| Llanhilleth, Railway Station | 1123 | 1155 | 1223 | 1255 | 1323 | 1355 | 1423 | 1455 |
| Six Bells Hotel | 1128 | 1200 | 1228 | 1300 | 1328 | 1400 | 1428 | 1500 |
| Abertillery, High Street | 1133 | 1205 | 1233 | 1305 | 1333 | 1405 | 1433 | 1505 |
| Train to Cardiff | 1548 | ------- | 1648 | ------- | 1748 | ------- | 1848 | ------- |
| Train to Ebbw Vale | ------- | 1619 | ------- | 1719 | ------- | 1819 | ------- | 1919 |
| Llanhilleth, Railway Station | 1555 | 1623 | 1655 | 1723 | 1755 | 1823 | 1855 | 1923 |
| Six Bells Hotel | 1600 | 1628 | 1700 | 1728 | 1800 | 1828 | 1900 | 1928 |
| Abertillery, High Street | 1605 | 1633 | 1705 | 1733 | 1805 | 1833 | 1905 | 1933 |
The full Ebbw Valley Railway timetable is below:
Ebbw Vale Parkway to Cardiff Central
Mondays to Saturdays
| Ebbw Vale Parkway | 0640 | 0740 | 0840 | 0940 | 1040 | 1140 | 1240 | 1340 | 1440 | 1540 |
| LLanhilleth | 0648 | 0748 | 0848 | 0948 | 1048 | 1148 | 1248 | 1348 | 1448 | 1548 |
| Newbridge | 0654 | 0754 | 0854 | 0954 | 1054 | 1154 | 1254 | 1354 | 1454 | 1554 |
| Risca & Pontymister | 0707 | 0807 | 0907 | 1007 | 1107 | 1207 | 1307 | 1407 | 1507 | 1607 |
| Rogerstone | 0711 | 0811 | 0911 | 1011 | 1111 | 1211 | 1311 | 1411 | 1511 | 1611 |
| Cardiff Central | 0737 | 0837 | 0937 | 1037 | 1137 | 1237 | 1337 | 1437 | 1537 | 1637 |
| Ebbw Vale Parkway | 1640 | 1740 | 1840 | 1940 | 2040 | 2140 | 2240 |
| LLanhilleth | 1648 | 1748 | 1848 | 1948 | 2048 | 2148 | 2248 |
| Newbridge | 1654 | 1754 | 1854 | 1954 | 2054 | 2154 | 2254 |
| Risca & Pontymister | 1707 | 1807 | 1907 | 2007 | 2107 | 2207 | 2307 |
| Rogerstone | 1711 | 1811 | 1911 | 2011 | 2111 | 2211 | 2311 |
| Cardiff Central | 1743 | 1837 | 1937 | 2037 | 2137 | 2240 | 2343 |
Ebbw Vale Parkway to Cardiff Central
Sundays
| Ebbw Vale Parkway | 0841 | 1041 | 1241 | 1441 | 1641 | 1841 | 2041 |
| LLanhilleth | 0849 | 1049 | 1249 | 1449 | 1649 | 1849 | 2049 |
| Newbridge | 0855 | 1055 | 1255 | 1455 | 1655 | 1855 | 2055 |
| Risca & Pontymister | 0908 | 1108 | 1308 | 1508 | 1705 | 1908 | 2108 |
| Rogerstone | 0912 | 1112 | 1312 | 1512 | 1712 | 1912 | 2112 |
| Cardiff Central | 0937 | 1137 | 1338 | 1538 | 1737 | 1937 | 2137 |
Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Parkway
Mondays to Saturdays
| Cardiff Central | 0635 | 0735 | 0835 | 0935 | 1035 | 1135 | 1235 | 1335 | 1435 | 1535 |
| Rogerstone | 0656 | 0756 | 0856 | 0956 | 1056 | 1156 | 1256 | 1356 | 1456 | 1556 |
| Risca & Pontymister | 0700 | 0800 | 0900 | 1000 | 1100 | 1200 | 1300 | 1400 | 1500 | 1600 |
| Newbridge | 0713 | 0813 | 0913 | 1013 | 1113 | 1213 | 1313 | 1413 | 1513 | 1613 |
| Llanhilleth | 0719 | 0819 | 0919 | 1019 | 1119 | 1219 | 1319 | 1419 | 1519 | 1619 |
| Ebbw Vale Parkway | 0731 | 0831 | 0931 | 1031 | 1131 | 1231 | 1331 | 1431 | 1531 | 1631 |
| Cardiff Central | 1635 | 1735 | 1835 | 1935 | 2035 | 2135 | 2235 |
| Rogerstone | 1656 | 1756 | 1856 | 1956 | 2056 | 2156 | 2256 |
| Risca & Pontyminster | 1700 | 1800 | 1900 | 2000 | 2100 | 2200 | 2300 |
| Newbridge | 1713 | 1813 | 1913 | 2013 | 2113 | 2213 |
2313 |
| Llanhilleth | 1719 | 1819 | 1919 | 2019 | 2119 | 2219 | 2319 |
| Ebbw Vale Parkway | 1731 | 1831 | 1931 | 2031 | 2131 | 2231 | 2331 |
Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Parkway
Sundays
| Central Cardiff | 0740 | 0930 | 1130 | 1330 | 1530 | 1730 | 1930 |
| Rogerstone | 0803 | 0951 | 1151 | 1351 | 1551 | 1751 | 1951 |
| Risca & Pontyminster | 0807 | 0955 |
1155 |
1355 | 1555 | 1755 | 1955 |
| Newbridge | 0820 | 1008 | 1208 | 1408 | 1608 | 1808 | 2008 |
| Llanhilleth | 0826 | 1014 | 1214 | 1414 | 1614 | 1814 | 2014 |
| Ebbw Vale Parkway | 0838 | 1026 | 1226 | 1426 | 1626 | 1826 | 2026 |
