Bow Street railway station

Bow Street is a closed railway station on the Cambrian Line that served the large village of Bow Street, Ceredigion. A new station is currently being built south of the former site and is scheduled to open in 2021.

Bow Street
Bow Street station view northwards, towards Machynlleth 2 June 1962
LocationBow Street
Wales
Coordinates52.440°N 4.030°W / 52.440; -4.030
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2 (original)
1 (reopened)
Other information
Station codeBOW
ClassificationDfT category tbc
History
Original companyAberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
23 June 1864Opened
14 June 1965Closed
2021Scheduled reopening on new site

History

The station was opened by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway on 14 June 1864 when it opened the section of line between Borth and Aberystwyth.[1][2]

The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.[3] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1957, and two coaches were here in 1958 and 1959.[4]

The station was closed on 14 June 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts.[1]

Reopening

The Welsh Government commissioned a study into the reopening of the station in 2015.[5]

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 further south from the original station which was then occupied by a builders' merchants.[6][7] The new plans included facilities for a 110 capacity car park, bicycle storage and a bus & coach interchange.[8]

In July 2017 it was announced that the station had been approved funding from the Department for Transport.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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 the summer but the COVID-19 outbreak and drainage issues slowed the progress of the work.[14] The groundwork on the station is expected to be completed between the end of November to early December, with the station expected to open in 2021.

Preceding station Future services Following station
Transport for Wales Rail
Birmingham International-Aberystwyth
  Historical railways  
Llandre   Cambrian Railways (GWR)
Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway		   Aberystwyth

References
  1. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 85.
  2. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 13–14. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
  3. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  4. McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 112. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
  5. "Study into opening new Bow Street rail station". BBC News. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. "Funding hopes for Bow Street Aberystwyth railway station". BBC News. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. "New railway station near Aberystwyth 'would boost economy'". BBC News. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  8. Spencer, Caleb. "Plans for new Bow Street railway station unveiled". Aberystwyth Today. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  9. "New station boost for passengers thanks to £16 million government investment". Department for Transport. UK Government. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. "Work on Bow Street transport hub to start next month". Cambrian News. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  11. Gedge, Antony. "Alternative plan for £8m train and bus interchange". Cambrian News. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. Gedge, Antony (15 October 2019). "Station 'will help cut car usage and support development of businesses'". Cambrian News. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  13. Work on £8m railway station at Bow Street gets under way BBC News 13 January 2020
  14. Davies, Dylan (3 September 2020). "New railway station expected to be completed by the end of the year". Cambrian News. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

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