Ebbw Vale bus station explained

Ebbw Vale bus station
Name Lang:en
Native Name:Gorsaf bws Glyn Ebwy
Native Name Lang:cy
Type:Bus station
Address:Inner Bypass
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6HL
Borough:Blaenau Gwent
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.7799°N -3.2068°W
Owned:Blaenau Gwent Council
Operator:Blaenau Gwent Council
Bus Routes:8
Bus Stands:6
Bus Operators:Stagecoach in South Wales
Phil Anslow Travel
Connections:Ebbw Vale Town railway station
Structure:Shelter
Parking:None
Bicycle:Racks
Accessible:Level boarding
Code:blgapmt
Website:traveline.info
stagecoachbus.com

Ebbw Vale bus station (Welsh: '''Gorsaf bws Glyn Ebwy'''), also known as Inner Bypass,[1] is a bus terminus located in the town centre of Ebbw Vale, South Wales.

Background

Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the Ebbw Valley, 2.5miles from the south of the Brecon Beacons National Park.[2] As such the town is the northern terminus of services through the valley towards Cardiff, Caerphilly, and Cwmbran, as well as having services to Tredegar and Abergavenny.[3]

The bus interchange is approximately 0.279miles from the recently opened Ebbw Vale Town railway station which provides services to Cardiff Central railway station, and in 2021 to Newport railway station.[4]

In 2019 residents in the nearby area complained at cuts to bus services by operator Stagecoach South Wales which had left them "like prisoners in their own village". The town of Cwm has been reduced to one bus each hour on weekdays, and no services on Sunday. The town's evening services are already subsidised by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council who state they are unable to further subsidise services to towns on the route.

Layout

The sits on an island in the centre of the A4046 through the town, and faces the line of retail businesses along the road. As such it is referred to on maps as "Inner Bypass" station.[5]

The station has six bus stands, identified as numbers 1-5.

Destinations

Ebbw Vale is the terminus for a number of Stagecoach services, and serves as an interchange for travellers headed to Tredegar and Abergavenny.

List of destinations[6] !Operator!Number!Origin!Stand!Destination!Journey time!Frequency
Stagecoach South WalesE2Ebbw ValeStop 1Mountain Air Gate9 minutesEvery 20 minutes
Stagecoach South WalesE2Mountain Air GateStop 6Ebbw Vale9 minutesEvery 20 minutes
Stagecoach South WalesE3Ebbw ValeStop 2Brynmawr via Cwm63 minutesHourly
Stagecoach South WalesE3BrynmawrStop 2Ebbw Vale via Cwm63 minutesHourly
Stagecoach South WalesE4Ebbw ValeStop 5Garn Lydan14 minutesEvery 30 minutes
Stagecoach South WalesE4Garn LydanStop 2Ebbw Vale15 minutesEvery 30 minutes
Stagecoach South WalesX4Ebbw ValeStop 6Cardiff via Tredegar and Ashvale97 minutesEvery 30 minutes
Stagecoach South WalesX4Cardiff via Tredegar and AshvaleStop 3Ebbw Vale96 minutesEvery 30 minutes
Phil Anslow CoachesE11Ebbw ValeStop 3Tredegar25 minutesHourly
Phil Anslow CoachesE11TredegarStop 3Ebbw Vale25 minutesHourly
Stagecoach South WalesX4AbergavennyStop 3Ebbw Vale via Brynmawr72 minutesEvery 2 hours
Stagecoach South WalesX4Ebbw ValeStop 3Abergavenny via Brynmawr72 minutesEvery 2 hours
Stagecoach South Wales97Peacehaven Court, TredegarStop 4Ebbw Vale15 minutesTwo daily
Stagecoach South Wales97Ebbw ValeStop 2Peacehaven Court, Tredegar15 minutesTwo daily

Railway station

Ebbw Vale Town railway station provides rail transport to destinations on the Ebbw Valley railway line, which include Cardiff Central, Newport (from 2021), and infrequent services to Bridgend.

The station is an eight-minute walk from the bus station. The town has a large number of car parking facilities near to the station.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A4046 - streets of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom. www.maps-streetview.com. 2019-10-07.
  2. Web site: BBC - Wales History: Ebbw Vale, the steel town of Wales. Carradice. Phil. www.bbc.co.uk. en. 2019-10-07.
  3. Web site: 'This valley, it feels like a forgotten valley': Residents react to bus service cuts in Ebbw Vale. ITV News. 12 February 2019 . en. 2019-10-07.
  4. Web site: Restoration of Newport-Ebbw Vale rail link on track for 2021. South Wales Argus. en. 2019-10-07.
  5. Web site: Ebbw Vale – Bus Times. bustimes.org. 2019-10-07.
  6. Web site: Stagecoach South Wales – Bus Times. bustimes.org. 2019-10-07.