Pontypool and New Inn railway station

Pontypool and New Inn

Welsh: Pont-y-Pŵl a'r Dafarn Newydd
National Rail
General information
LocationPontypool, Torfaen
Wales
Coordinates51°41′51″N 3°00′48″W / 51.6974°N 3.0133°W / 51.6974; -3.0133
Grid referenceSO300003
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePPL
ClassificationDfT category F1
Key dates
1854Opened as Pontypool Road
1972Renamed Pontypool
1 March 1909resited
1994Renamed Pontypool and New Inn
Passengers
2019/20Increase 87,170
2020/21Decrease 27,766
2021/22Increase 77,550
2022/23Increase 109,042
2023/24Increase 121,254
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Pontypool and New Inn railway station (Welsh: Pont-y-Pŵl a'r Dafarn Newydd) is situated to the south east of Pontypool town centre between the town and the suburb of New Inn, Wales. The station was formerly called Pontypool Road until renamed just Pontypool in 1972 and then to the present name in 1994.

It is part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail and is managed by Transport for Wales, who operate all trains serving it. It lies on the Welsh Marches Line from Newport to Crewe.