Aberystwyth railway station
Aberystwyth railway station is located in the town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales; it is served by passenger trains operated by Transport for Wales. It is the terminus of both the Cambrian Line and of the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, opened in 1865
- Also known as: “Aberystwyth station” and “AYW”
- Address: Alexandra Road, Aberystwyth, SY23 1LF
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aberystwyth Castle and Ceredigion Museum.
Aberystwyth Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberystwyth Castle is a Grade I listed Edwardian fortress located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales. It was built in response to the First Welsh War in the late 13th century, replacing an earlier fortress located a mile to the south. Aberystwyth Castle is situated 1,800 feet west of Aberystwyth railway station.
Ceredigion Museum
Museum
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ceredigion Museum is a museum in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. Ceredigion Museum is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Aberystwyth railway station.
Seion Welsh Independent Chapel
Church
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seion Welsh Independent Chapel is a church, which is situated 760 feet northwest of Aberystwyth railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penparcau and Waunfawr.
Penparcau
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penparcau is a village and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, situated to the south of Aberystwyth. The original village was a hamlet, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transformed it.
Llanbadarn Fawr
Suburb
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Llanbadarn Fawr is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is on the outskirts of Aberystwyth next to Penparcau and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth.
Aberystwyth railway station
- Categories: dead-end railway station, break-of-gauge station, station, and transportation
- Location: Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.41389° or 52° 24′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.08155° or 4° 4′ 54″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Operator
Transport for Wales RailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“AYW”Open location code
9C4QCW79+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 20946980OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6946738Wikidata ID
Q2220586
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Aberystwyth railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Aberystwyth”
- Dutch: “Station Aberystwyth”
- French: “Aberystwyth”
- French: “gare d’Aberystwyth”
- Japanese: “アベリストウィス駅”
- Polish: “Aberystwyth”
- Scots: “Aberystwyth railwey station”
- Welsh: “Aberystwyth”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf Aberystwyth”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Aberystwyth”
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