Borth railway station

The station was opened by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway on 1 July 1863, along with the section of line between Machynlleth and Borth.^[2][3]

It originally had two platforms with a goods yard to the north,^[4] but is now an unstaffed halt.^[5]

The station was host to a Great Western Railway camping coach from 1934 to 1939;^[6][7] one was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1962. In 1963, the administration of camping coaches at the station was taken over by the London Midland; there was a coach here from 1963 to 1968 and two coaches from 1969 to 1971.^[8]

Due to severe flood damage, services between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth were suspended between 2 January and 14 April. The flooding caused the track to move vertically (rather than buckle, caused by extreme heat)^[9] and parts of the embankment were washed away.^[10]

The original station building still remains and is Grade II listed; it is in private commercial use apart from one room, which provides a waiting room for passengers. The station was adopted under Arriva Trains Wales Station Adoption Scheme and has won a number of community awards.^[11]

In January 2011, volunteers started to convert an unused part of the waiting room and the long-closed booking office into a museum; this was completed in July 2011.^[12] The museum now houses various collections, including Village History, Railway & Industrial Heritage, Natural History and Environmental displays.^[13]

Train running information is provided by the standard combination of digital CIS displays, timetable poster boards and customer help point installed at most TfW-managed stations. Step-free access is available from the entrance and car park to the platform.^[14]

The museum and station play a key role in series 1, episode 4, entitled "The Girl in the Water", of Y Gwyll (Hinterland in English); this was transmitted on S4C in 2013 and BBC One Wales in January 2014.^[15] In 2019, Derek Brockway visited Borth Station Museum^[16] as part of his walk from Ynyslas to Aberystwyth, on his BBC programme Weatherman Walking.^[17]

Trains call at least every two hours in each direction on Mondays-Saturdays; this rises to hourly during morning and afternoon peak periods and into the evening. Services operate to Aberystwyth westbound and either Machynlleth, Shrewsbury or Birmingham International eastbound.

A similar frequency operates on Sundays, but starting later in the day.^[18]

More information Preceding station, National Rail ...

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Bow Street		Transport for Wales Birmingham International-Aberystwyth		Dovey Junction
	Historical railways
Llandre Line open, station closed		Cambrian Railways Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway		Ynyslas Line open, station closed

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