Bow Street railway station

Bow Street
National Rail
General information
LocationBow Street, Ceredigion
Wales
Coordinates52°26′24″N 4°01′49″W / 52.4399137°N 4.0303603°W / 52.4399137; -4.0303603
Grid referenceSN620843
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeBOW
History
Original companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-grouping
Key dates
23 June 1864Opened
14 June 1965Closed
14 February 2021Resited and reopened
Passengers
2020/21  306
2021/22Increase 13,694
2022/23Increase 23,282
Location
Bow Street is located in Ceredigion
Bow Street
Bow Street
Location in Ceredigion, Wales
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bow Street is a railway station on the Cambrian Line, which runs between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth or Pwllheli. The station, situated 4 miles 30 chains (7 km) north-east of Aberystwyth, serves the villages of Bow Street and Pen-y-garn in Ceredigion, Wales. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Transport for Wales.

The original station was closed on 14 June 1965. The current station was constructed on a different site, just south of the original. Funded by the Welsh Government and the Department for Transport, it opened on 14 February 2021.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "First train stops at newly opened Bow Street station". Cambrian News. 14 February 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ Embury-Dennis, Tom (15 February 2021). "Village welcomes first train in 56 years as new station opens". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ Shuttleworth, Peter (15 February 2021). "Station reopening at Bow Street brings first trains for 56 years". BBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2022.