Pembroke Dock Station

Pembroke Dock railway station serves the town of Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is located at the end of the Pembroke Dock branch of the West Wales Line from, 27 + 1 /4mi southwest of. It was opened on 8 August 1864 by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway as an extension of their route from to serve the Royal Navy dockyard in the town, though it was not until 1866 that the P& T route finally reached the main line at Whitland. The line was notable when constructed as it was built as standard gauge, not the 7-foot broad gauge used by the Great Western Railway at the time; and so it was isolated from the ex-South Wales Railway main line until 1868, when dual gauge track was laid as far as to meet the standard gauge tracks of the London and North Western Railway. This ceased to be an issue when the GWR converted all of its lines in the area to standard gauge in 1872. As built, the station had two platforms; both are still in situ, but only the southern one is now in use. The main building has been partly converted into a real ale pub known as the 'Station Inn'. A short freight branch ran past the station across local streets down to the actual dockside, and once carried munitions trains; but this was closed in 1969 and subsequently lifted. Though the station is now unstaffed, operator Arriva Trains Wales has installed a ticket machine here and CIS displays to provide train running information in addition to the standard timetable poster boards and public telephone. There are no waiting shelters (only bench seating), but the station canopies remain to provide a covered waiting area. Level access is available from the car park and main entrance to the platform.

Pembroke Dock railway station serves the town of Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is located at the end of the Pembroke Dock branch of the West Wales Line from, 27 + 1 /4mi southwest of. It was opened on 8 August 1864 by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway as an extension of their route from to serve the Royal Navy dockyard in the town, though it was not until 1866 that the P& T route finally reached the main line at Whitland. The line was notable when constructed as it was built as standard gauge, not the 7-foot broad gauge used by the Great Western Railway at the time; and so it was isolated from the ex-South Wales Railway main line until 1868, when dual gauge track was laid as far as to meet the standard gauge tracks of the London and North Western Railway. This ceased to be an issue when the GWR converted all of its lines in the area to standard gauge in 1872. As built, the station had two platforms; both are still in situ, but only the southern one is now in use. The main building has been partly converted into a real ale pub known as the 'Station Inn'. A short freight branch ran past the station across local streets down to the actual dockside, and once carried munitions trains; but this was closed in 1969 and subsequently lifted. Though the station is now unstaffed, operator Arriva Trains Wales has installed a ticket machine here and CIS displays to provide train running information in addition to the standard timetable poster boards and public telephone. There are no waiting shelters (only bench seating), but the station canopies remain to provide a covered waiting area. Level access is available from the car park and main entrance to the platform.