Borth Railway Station

About Borth Railway Station

Borth railway station is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in mid-Wales, serving the village of Borth near Aberystwyth. FacilitiesThe station, which originally had two platforms, is now an unmanned halt. The original station building still remains and is in private / commercial use apart from one room, which provides a waiting room for passengers. The station has been adopted under the Arriva Trains Wales Station Adoption Scheme and has won a number of community awards. Volunteers started in January 2011 to convert an unused part of the waiting room and the long-closed booking office into a museum; this was completed in July 2011. The museum now houses various collections, including Village History, Railway & Industrial Heritage, Natural History and Environmental displays. Train running information is provided by the standard combination of digital CIS displays, timetable poster boards and customer help point installed at most ATW-managed stations. Step-free access is available from the entrance and car park to the platformIn popular cultureThe museum and station play a key role in Season 1, Episode 4 of Y Gwyll, transmitted on S4C in 2013 and BBC1 Wales in January 2014. ServicesTrains call at least every two hours in each direction, rising to hourly at certain times of day . They run to westbound and either, or eastbound. A similar frequency operates on Sundays, but starting later in the day.

Borth Railway Station Description

Borth railway station is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in mid-Wales, serving the village of Borth near Aberystwyth. FacilitiesThe station, which originally had two platforms, is now an unmanned halt. The original station building still remains and is in private / commercial use apart from one room, which provides a waiting room for passengers. The station has been adopted under the Arriva Trains Wales Station Adoption Scheme and has won a number of community awards. Volunteers started in January 2011 to convert an unused part of the waiting room and the long-closed booking office into a museum; this was completed in July 2011. The museum now houses various collections, including Village History, Railway & Industrial Heritage, Natural History and Environmental displays. Train running information is provided by the standard combination of digital CIS displays, timetable poster boards and customer help point installed at most ATW-managed stations. Step-free access is available from the entrance and car park to the platformIn popular cultureThe museum and station play a key role in Season 1, Episode 4 of Y Gwyll, transmitted on S4C in 2013 and BBC1 Wales in January 2014. ServicesTrains call at least every two hours in each direction, rising to hourly at certain times of day . They run to westbound and either, or eastbound. A similar frequency operates on Sundays, but starting later in the day.

More about Borth Railway Station

Borth Railway Station is located at SY24 5 Aberystwyth
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http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/brh/details.html