Aberystwyth railway station

Aberystwyth
Terminus at Aberystwyth station
General information
Location	Alexandra Road, Aberystwyth Ceredigion Wales
Coordinates	52°24′50″N 4°04′54″W / 52.4139°N 4.0816°W / 52.4139; -4.0816
Grid reference	SN585815
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2 1 (standard gauge) 1 (narrow gauge)
Other information
Station code	AYW
Classification	DfT category D
History
Original company	Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways / Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
23 June 1864	Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway station opens[1]
19 July 1867	Manchester and Milford Railway station opens; later amalgamates with A&WC station[1]
22 December 1902	Vale of Rheidol Aberystwyth Smithfield station opens[2]
31 July 1925	Great Western Railway (Vale of Rheidol) station opens adjacent to standard gauge station replacing Aberystwyth Smithfield[1][2]
31 August 1939	Great Western (Vale of Rheidol) station closes (World War 2)
23 July 1945	Great Western (Vale of Rheidol) station reopens
1964	Carmarthen Line services cease
17 April 1968	Vale of Rheidol Railway services start from combined station using the Carmarthen Line platforms - Great Western (Vale of Rheidol) station closes
Passengers
2018/19	0.309 million
2019/20	0.279 million
2020/21	41,430
2021/22	0.171 million
2022/23	0.242 million
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated	12 July 1981 (amended 24 November 1987)
Reference no.	9930
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 (sited 81+1⁄2 miles (131.2 km) west of Shrewsbury) and of the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway.