Summary
Tenby railway station in Tenby is on the Pembroke Dock branch of the West Wales Line operated by Transport for Wales Rail, who also manage the station. Trains call here every two hours in each direction, westwards towards Pembroke and eastwards to Whitland, Carmarthen and Swansea.
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| General information | |
| Location | Tenby, Pembrokeshire Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°40′21″N 4°42′24″W / 51.67250°N 4.70667°W |
| Grid reference | SN129005 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TEN |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Pembroke and Tenby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 30 July 1863 | First station opened |
| 4 September 1866 | Station resited |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.125 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.117 million |
| 2020/21 | 16,246 |
| 2021/22 | 70,580 |
| 2022/23 | 93,206 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Feature | Tenby Railway Station |
| Designated | 28 March 2002 |
| Reference no. | 26424[1] |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
The first station at Tenby was opened by the Pembroke and Tenby Railway as the terminus of a line from Pembroke on 6 August 1863.[2]
This original terminus station was low-lying and when the decision was made to extend the line to Whitland, a new railway was constructed from the existing Pembroke and Tenby line, at a point called Black Rock Junction, which then climbed to the higher level necessary for the extension. To the north of the station is a viaduct carrying the line towards Whitland. It has seven arches and is 136 yards (125 metres) in length. It is a Grade II listed structure.[3][4] The new Tenby station was opened on 4 September 1866.[5] The original station was then used for freight traffic and became known as "Tenby Lower Yard".[6][7] It was closed and removed in 1965.[8]
The present station buildings date from 1871 and were designed by James Szlumper and built in Bath stone. The original cast iron canopy is still in place.[9] A later passenger footbridge now links the two platforms.
Tenby has had two signal boxes. The first, of timber construction, opened in 1895 and closed in 1956. Its successor opened in 1956 and closed in 1988.[10]
The only passing loop on the Whitland to Pembroke Dock branch is located at Tenby, allowing east and westbound trains to pass here. As there is no longer a signal box at the station, the electric token instruments for the block sections on either side are operated by the train crew under the supervision of the Whitland signaller (a similar system operates on the Heart of Wales Line). Tenby has the first application of motor points worked directly by the token system.
Facilities edit
The station is unmanned but has a ticket machine. There is a shelter on the eastbound platform in addition to the canopies on each side. Train running information is available via digital display screens, a help point on platform 2, timetable posters and by telephone. There is a payphone in the station car park. The platforms are linked by footbridge, but wheelchair and mobility impaired users may reach the eastbound platform by means of a barrow crossing (with assistance). Level access is available from the car park to the westbound platform.[11]
Services edit
The station is served by the Swansea to Pembroke Dock local trains, which run approximately every two hours each way with some additional peak services. Some early morning and late night trains run only as far as Carmarthen. There are two trains each way from Manchester Piccadilly. On summer Saturdays, there is one train each way between London Paddington and Pembroke Dock. There is a Sunday service of five trains per day.[12]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Saundersfoot | Transport for Wales West Wales Line |
Penally | ||
| Saundersfoot | Great Western Railway London - Pembroke |
Penally | ||
References edit
- ^ Cadw. "Tenby Railway Station (26424)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Quick, M. Passenger Railway Stations in Great Britain, A Chronology. Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society, 2009, p. 377.
- ^ Biddle, G. Britain's Historic Railway Buildings. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2003, p. 593.
- ^ Parker, R., The Railways of Pembrokeshire. Southampton: Noodle Books, 2008, p.41.
- ^ Quick, p.377.
- ^ Parker, p.43
- ^ Cooke, R.A. Atlas of the Great Western Railway, Didcot: Wild Swan, 1988, map 124.
- ^ Parker, p.255
- ^ Lloyd, T., Orbach, J. and Scourfield, R. The Buildings of Wales - Pembrokeshire. London: Yale University Press, 2004, pp. 475-6.
- ^ Parker, p.250.
- ^ Tenby station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 6 April 2017
- ^ GB eNRT 2019 Edition, Table 128
External links edit
Media related to Tenby railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Tenby railway station from National Rail