Newbridge railway station (Wales)

Newbridge

Welsh: Trecelyn
National Rail
Newbridge railway station in April 2023
General information
LocationNewbridge, Caerphilly
Wales
Coordinates51°39′56.91″N 3°8′34.13″W / 51.6658083°N 3.1428139°W / 51.6658083; -3.1428139
Grid referenceST210969
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNBE
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
23 December 1850 (1850-12-23)Opened
30 April 1962Closed to passengers
7 April 1969Closed to goods
6 February 2008Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.130 million
2019/20Decrease 0.128 million
2020/21Decrease 36,694
2021/22Increase 85,036
2022/23Increase 0.109 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Newbridge railway station (Welsh: Trecelyn) is on the Ebbw Valley Railway and serves the towns of Newbridge and Blackwood in south east Wales. The current station is on the site of the former station and coal yard in the town centre opposite the former Co-op Food store and existing council car park. The station car park and access to platform 2 is off a signalised junction on Bridge Street, with pedestrian access to platform 1 via Celynen Road.