Garth railway station (Powys)

Garth railway station (Powys) serves the village of Garth, Powys, Wales. The railway station is located at street level at the end of the Llais yr Afon lane near the village centre. The station is known as Garth (Powys) in order to differentiate it from Garth (Bridgend).[1]

Garth (Powys)
National Rail
General information
LocationGarth, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52.133°N 3.530°W / 52.133; -3.530
Grid referenceSN953494
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeGTH
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1868
Passengers
2017/18Increase 1,032
2018/19Increase 1,340
2019/20Increase 1,482
2020/21Decrease 74
2021/22Increase 420
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It formerly had a passing loop and two platforms, but only one is now used (the disused one is overgrown but still visible).

Facilities

The facilities provided here are limited to a small brick waiting shelter, timetable poster board, digital CIS display and a customer help point. No ticketing provision is available, so passengers must buy in advance of travel or on board the train.[2]

Services

All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales. There are five trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.[3] This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to signal to the driver to board or alight from the train.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Llangammarch   Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line		   Cilmeri

References
  1. Arriva Trains Wales. "Garth (Powys)". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. Garth (Powys) station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  3. GB eNRT December 2022, Table 1309 (Network Rail)

Further reading
  • Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 78-79. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.

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