Aberystwyth Station | Train Times

Station message

Please note that the platforms at this station have a gentle slope. Please apply brakes to pushchairs and wheelchairs when waiting on the platform for a train.

Station facilities

Toilets: Yes
Parking: Yes
ATM: No
Ticket office: Yes
Wifi: No
Ticket machine: Yes
Step-free access: Yes
Shops: No

General service information
- Staffing Level
  
  Part time
- Closed Circuit Television
- Information Available From Staff
  
  Yes - from ticket office
- Information Services Open
  
  As ticket office opening hours
- CIS
  
  Departure Screens
  Announcements
  Arrival Screens
- Customer Help Points
Ticket buying and collection
- Ticket Office
- Prepurchase Collection
  
  Ticket Office: Yes
  Ticket Machine: Yes
- Ticket Machine
- Oystercard Issued
- Use Oystercard
- Always Show Oyster Card Fields
- Smartcard Issued
- Smartcard Validator
- Penalty Fares
  
  http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk/revenueenforcementpolicy
All station facilities
- First Class Lounge
- Seated Area
- Trolleys
- Station Buffet
- Toilets
  
  The toilets are located on Platform 1. The National key toilets are located within the Main Station Building; these toilets are operated by a radar key.
- Baby Change
- Showers
- Telephones
  
  Usage Type: Cards And Coins
- Wi Fi
  
  Find WiFi Hotspots around Aberystwyth station
- Web Kiosk
- Post Box
- Tourist Information
- Atm Machine
- Bureau De Change
- Shops
Accessibility and mobility access
- Helpline
  
  03333 211202
  
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  
  Mon-Sun 08:00 to 20:00
- Staff Help Available
  
  No platform staff available. Assistance is provided by the Conductor on the train.
- Induction Loop
- Accessible Ticket Machines
- Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter
- Ramp For Train Access
- Nearest Stations With More Facilities
  
  AYW
- National Key Toilets
  
  The National key toilets are located within the Main Station Building; these toilets are operated by a radar key.
- Step Free Access
  
  Category A
  
  Access to the station platform is possible via a short accessible ramp with handrails or four steps with handrails. For full station facilities as stated in the Accessible Travel Policy, please visit the Transport for Wales website: www.tfwrail.wales/our-network/stations
  
  Coverage: whole Station
- Impaired Mobility Set Down
- Wheelchairs Available
Car park information
- Cycle Storage
  
  Spaces: 10
  Sheltered: No
  Cctv: Yes
  Location:
  On the platform
  
  Type: Wheel Racks
- CarPark
  
  Operator Name: Transport for Wales
  Name: Station Car Park
  Spaces: 15
  Free: Yes
  Number Accessible Spaces: 2
  Accessible Car Park Equipment: Yes
  Cctv: No
  
  Open:
  Mon-Fri - 24h
  Saturday - 24h
  Sunday - 24h
  
  Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Rail Replacement Services
  
  Wait at side of the station opposite the station taxi rank
- Taxi Rank
  
  At station
- Onward Travel
  
  The Bus Station is located opposite the rail station.
  
  Arriva operates a network of regular local bus routes around Aberystwyth and to surrounding towns and villages. For route maps and timetables:
  
  www.arrivabus.co.uk
  
  Buy an Aberystwyth PlusBus ticket with your train ticket for discount-priced unlimited bus travel around the town. For details visit www.PlusBus.info
Passenger services
- Customer Service
  
  Contact our Customer Relations team directly via the customer webform at www.tfwrail.wales
- Left Luggage
  
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Lost Property
  
  Operator Name: Managed by Transport for Wales
  
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Live departures and arrivals

Overview
- Originally opened in 1863, Aberystwyth Station was greatly extended and improved in 1925. The railway transformed the country town of Aberystwyth into a thriving tourist coastal resort, with hotels, new attractions and the construction of the famous Royal Pier drawing visitors from all over the UK, arriving by train.
  
  The Vale of Rheidol Railway, a narrow-gauge steam heritage track, uses Aberystwyth as a terminus. Running through the glorious Ceredigion countryside for 12 miles, this is a great family day out.
  
  With an impressively grand facade that won the National Railway Heritage Award in 2003, Aberystwyth Station has two platforms - one of standard gauge and RheidolÕs narrow gauge, catering for nearly half a million passengers every year.
How long does it take to walk from Aberystwyth Station to Aberystwyth city centre?
- Aberystwyth Station is less than a five-minute walk into the town centre, via Terrace Road.
What car parking facilities are available at Aberystwyth Station?
- There are facilities for 15 cars at Aberystwyth Station.
What facilities are there for bike storage at Aberystwyth Station?
- Aberystwyth Station has storage for 10 bikes, with CCTV available.
What other facilities are available at Aberystwyth Station?
- - Toilets, including baby changing facilities
  - Coin and cards telephones
  - Disabled access - including step-free access throughout, ramps, wheelchairs and induction loop systems
Which popular destinations can be reached from Aberystwyth Station?

Aberystwyth

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