Bow Street railway station explained

Bow Street
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Bow Street, Ceredigion
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.4399°N -4.0304°W
Owned:Network Rail
Manager:Transport for Wales
Platforms:1
Tracks:1
Code:BOW
Original:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pregroup:Cambrian Railways
Postgroup:
Years:23 June 1864
Events:Opened
Years1:14 June 1965
Events1:Closed
Years2:14 February 2021
Events2:Resited and reopened
Map Type:Wales Ceredigion
Grid Name:Grid reference
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bow Street is a railway station on the Cambrian Line, which runs between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth or Pwllheli. The station, situated 4miles north-east of Aberystwyth, serves the villages of Bow Street and Pen-y-garn in Ceredigion, Wales. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Transport for Wales.

The original station was closed on 14 June 1965. The current station was constructed on a different site, just south of the original. Funded by the Welsh Government and the Department for Transport, it opened on 14 February 2021.[1] [2] [3]

History

Original station

The station was opened on 14 June 1864 by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway, following the opening of the section of line between and .

Between 1934 and 1939, the station was host to a Great Western Railway camping coach.[4] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region between 1952 and 1957, with two coaches situated here in both 1958 and 1959.[5]

The station was closed on 14 June 1965, as part of the Beeching Axe.

Reopening

The Welsh Government commissioned a study into the reopening of the station in 2015.[6] In December 2016 the Welsh Government made an application to the UK Government for £4 million towards the reopening of the station at a site south of the original station, which was then occupied by a builders' merchants.[7] [8] The new plans included facilities for a 110 capacity car park, bicycle storage and a bus and coach interchange.[9]

In July 2017, it was announced that the station had been approved funding from the Department for Transport.[10] Work was expected to start on the new station in early November 2018 and finishing by March 2020 – at a cost of £7.95 million.[11] However, in August 2019 it was revealed that Transport for Wales was having to put in another plan for the car parking facilities to Ceredigion County Council, after Natural Resources Wales raised concerns about potential flooding risks.

Planning permission for the new station was granted in September 2019, with work having commenced by January 2020.[12] [13] Work was expected to be completed by summer 2020, but further delays were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as drainage issues.[14] Groundwork on the station was completed by December 2020, and the station was reopened on 14 February 2021.

Services

As of the December 2021 timetable change, the station is served by a two-hourly service between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth, with some trains extending to Shrewsbury or Birmingham International.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14 February 2021. First train stops at newly opened Bow Street station. live. 2022-01-02. Cambrian News. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210216092427/https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=135092&headline=First%20train%20stops%20at%20newly%20opened%20Bow%20Street%20station&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021 . 16 February 2021 .
  2. Web site: Embury-Dennis. Tom. 2021-02-15. Village welcomes first train in 56 years as new station opens. live. 2022-01-02. The Independent. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215103853/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/bow-street-station-opens-wales-ceredigion-b1802323.html . 15 February 2021 .
  3. News: Shuttleworth. Peter. 2021-02-15. Station reopening at Bow Street brings first trains for 56 years. en-GB. BBC News. 2022-01-02.
  4. Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region) . Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One) . Foxline . 1997 . 1-870119-48-7. 31.
  5. Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s . Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two) . Foxline . 1998 . 1-870119-53-3. 112.
  6. Web site: 10 July 2015. Study into opening new Bow Street rail station. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101124445/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-33473840. 1 January 2017. 28 July 2017. BBC News.
  7. Web site: 7 December 2016. Funding hopes for Bow Street Aberystwyth railway station. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101124426/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-38236946. 1 January 2017. 8 December 2016. BBC News.
  8. Web site: 26 December 2016. New railway station near Aberystwyth 'would boost economy'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228024126/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-38396247. 28 December 2016. 28 December 2016. BBC News.
  9. Web site: Spencer. Caleb. 15 July 2016. Plans for new Bow Street railway station unveiled. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161129144143/http://www.aberystwyth-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=106369&headline=Plans%20for%20new%20Bow%20Street%20railway%20station%20unveiled&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2016. 29 November 2016. 29 November 2016. Aberystwyth Today.
  10. Web site: 28 July 2017. New station boost for passengers thanks to £16 million government investment. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728150847/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-station-boost-for-passengers-thanks-to-16-million-government-investment. 28 July 2017. 28 July 2017. UK Government (Department for Transport).
  11. News: 24 October 2018. Work on Bow Street transport hub to start next month. en. Cambrian News. live. 9 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20210216202733/https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=124639&headline=Work+on+Bow+Street+transport+hub+to+start+next+month&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2018. 16 February 2021.
  12. News: Gedge. Antony. 15 October 2019. Station 'will help cut car usage and support development of businesses'. Cambrian News. live. 21 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20210216202727/https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=130808&headline=Station+%E2%80%98will+help+cut+car+usage+and+support+development+of+businesses%E2%80%99&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2019. 16 February 2021.
  13. News: 2020-01-13. Work on £8m railway station at Bow Street gets under way. en-GB. BBC News. 2022-01-02.
  14. News: Davies. Dylan. 3 September 2020. New railway station expected to be completed by the end of the year. Cambrian News. live. 25 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210216202740/https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=133842&headline=New+railway+station+expected+to+be+completed+by+the+end+of+the+year&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2020. 16 February 2021.

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