Energlyn & Churchill Park Railway Station

Energlyn & Churchill Park railway station is a railway station in Caerphilly, Wales, on the Rhymney Line. The name reflects the fact that the northbound platform is in the Energlyn suburb of Caerphilly, whilst the southbound one is in Churchill Park. The station is between and. The first services from the station ran on 8 December 2013. The station was formally opened on 16 December 2013 by Edwina Hart, the Welsh Government Transport Minister. HistoryThe provision of a station on the Rhymney Line at Energlyn was raised in January 2001 when Sue Essex AM was reported to have instructed that £16 million should be set aside for works to improve capacity on the line, including a new station. The failure of Railtrack delayed the project, which was next mentioned in Network Rail's Wales Route Utilisation Strategy for Control Period 4 (2009-2014). The station was identified as a longer-term option to be undertaken beyond the Control Period as part of the Sewta strategy which also involved installing a passing loop at, allowing an increased service on the Rhymney Line. The station would serve new housing around Energlyn and Churchill Park, as well as Pwllypant, Penyrheol, Abertridwr and Bedwas. The population in the area is large enough to warrant a station but it is thought unlikely that patronage on the Rhymney Line will dramatically increase, as many potential passengers already use neighbouring stations. The initial service provision was four trains an hour to and from and.

Energlyn & Churchill Park railway station is a railway station in Caerphilly, Wales, on the Rhymney Line. The name reflects the fact that the northbound platform is in the Energlyn suburb of Caerphilly, whilst the southbound one is in Churchill Park. The station is between and. The first services from the station ran on 8 December 2013. The station was formally opened on 16 December 2013 by Edwina Hart, the Welsh Government Transport Minister. HistoryThe provision of a station on the Rhymney Line at Energlyn was raised in January 2001 when Sue Essex AM was reported to have instructed that £16 million should be set aside for works to improve capacity on the line, including a new station. The failure of Railtrack delayed the project, which was next mentioned in Network Rail's Wales Route Utilisation Strategy for Control Period 4 (2009-2014). The station was identified as a longer-term option to be undertaken beyond the Control Period as part of the Sewta strategy which also involved installing a passing loop at, allowing an increased service on the Rhymney Line. The station would serve new housing around Energlyn and Churchill Park, as well as Pwllypant, Penyrheol, Abertridwr and Bedwas. The population in the area is large enough to warrant a station but it is thought unlikely that patronage on the Rhymney Line will dramatically increase, as many potential passengers already use neighbouring stations. The initial service provision was four trains an hour to and from and.