Ebbw Vale bus station

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Ebbw Vale bus station

Gorsaf bws Glyn Ebwy
Bus station
Ebbw Vale bus station
Ebbw Vale bus station stands
General information
LocationInner Bypass
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6HL
Blaenau Gwent
Wales
Coordinates51°46′48″N 3°12′24″W / 51.77993°N 3.20675°W / 51.77993; -3.20675
Owned byBlaenau Gwent Council
Operated byBlaenau Gwent Council
Bus routes8
Bus stands6
Bus operatorsStagecoach in South Wales
Phil Anslow Travel
ConnectionsEbbw Vale Town railway station
Construction
Structure typeShelter
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleLevel boarding
Other information
Station codeblgapmt
Websitetraveline.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

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Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the Ebbw Valley, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) 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 0.279 miles (0.449 km) 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".[3] 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.[3]

Layout

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The sits on an island in the centre of the A4046 through the town,[1] 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.[5]

Destinations

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Ebbw Vale is the terminus for a number of Stagecoach services, and serves as an interchange for travellers headed to Tredegar and Abergavenny.[5]

List of destinations[6]
Operator Number Origin Stand Destination Journey time Frequency
Stagecoach South Wales E2 Ebbw Vale Stop 1 Mountain Air Gate 9 minutes Every 20 minutes
Stagecoach South Wales E2 Mountain Air Gate Stop 6 Ebbw Vale 9 minutes Every 20 minutes
Stagecoach South Wales E3 Ebbw Vale Stop 2 Brynmawr via Cwm 63 minutes Hourly
Stagecoach South Wales E3 Brynmawr Stop 2 Ebbw Vale via Cwm 63 minutes Hourly
Stagecoach South Wales E4 Ebbw Vale Stop 5 Garn Lydan 14 minutes Every 30 minutes
Stagecoach South Wales E4 Garn Lydan Stop 2 Ebbw Vale 15 minutes Every 30 minutes
Stagecoach South Wales X4 Ebbw Vale Stop 6 Cardiff via Tredegar and Ashvale 97 minutes Every 30 minutes
Stagecoach South Wales X4 Cardiff via Tredegar and Ashvale Stop 3 Ebbw Vale 96 minutes Every 30 minutes
Phil Anslow Coaches E11 Ebbw Vale Stop 3 Tredegar 25 minutes Hourly
Phil Anslow Coaches E11 Tredegar Stop 3 Ebbw Vale 25 minutes Hourly
Stagecoach South Wales X4 Abergavenny Stop 3 Ebbw Vale via Brynmawr 72 minutes Every 2 hours
Stagecoach South Wales X4 Ebbw Vale Stop 3 Abergavenny via Brynmawr 72 minutes Every 2 hours
Stagecoach South Wales 97 Peacehaven Court, Tredegar Stop 4 Ebbw Vale 15 minutes Two daily
Stagecoach South Wales 97 Ebbw Vale Stop 2 Peacehaven Court, Tredegar 15 minutes Two daily

Railway station

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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.[5] The town has a large number of car parking facilities near to the station.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "A4046 - streets of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom". www.maps-streetview.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ Carradice, Phil. "BBC - Wales History: Ebbw Vale, the steel town of Wales". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "'This valley, it feels like a forgotten valley': Residents react to bus service cuts in Ebbw Vale". ITV News. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Restoration of Newport-Ebbw Vale rail link on track for 2021". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Ebbw Vale – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Stagecoach South Wales – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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