Johnston railway station
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The station was the junction for trains to Neyland and also the branch line to Milford Haven. Johnston is the penultimate stop on the West Wales Line before Milford Haven.
History
The station was opened with the final section of the South Wales Railway main line, from Haverfordwest to Neyland, on 15 April 1856.[1][2] Originally named Johnston, it has been renamed several times: to Milford Road in November 1859; to Johnston on 7 September 1863; to Johnston (Pembroke) on 18 June 1928; to Johnston (Dyfed) on 3 May 1976,[2] before finally resuming its original name. The station served as the junction for trains to Neyland and also the branch line to Milford Haven (the main line since the closure of the Neyland route in 1964).
Milford passengers would here make a connection to services eastwards to Haverfordwest and beyond.[3] A station building was situated on the upside, and a waiting shelter on the downside. A pedestrian bridge connected the two platforms. A goods shed survived until the 1930s.[3]
At a short distance north of the station, the line was connected to the railway line serving the anthracite trade at Hook. The route north of here was double track until the late 1980s, with the station signal box controlling access to the private sidings serving the oil refineries at Robeston and Waterston as well as the single line portion through to the terminus at Template:Rws. Both it and the neighbouring box at Template:Rws were closed in 1988 when the line was re-signalled and singled south of Template:Rws (the former southbound platform went out of use as a result, all trains thenceforth using the former northbound platform).
Services
InterCity 125 services to/from London Paddington ran through Johnston to Milford Haven until the early 1990s, ending in 1994.[4]
The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Transport for Wales Rail. Trains stop here by request only. The usual service pattern is one train every two hours in each direction, westwards to Milford Haven railway station and eastwards to Manchester Piccadilly via Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Cardiff Central.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverfordwest | style="background:#Template:KAW colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Transport for Wales Rail Fishguard Harbour or Swansea - Milford Haven |
style="background:#Template:KAW colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Milford Haven |
| Disused railways | ||||
| Haverfordwest Line and station open |
Great Western Railway South Wales Railway |
Neyland Line and station closed | ||
Facilities
The station is unstaffed, so tickets must be bought on the train or prior to travel. There is small covered shelter available, along with a customer help point, timetable information boards and a digital CIS display to offer train running details. A free car park is located opposite the platform, with capacity for 8 vehicles.[5]
References
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- ↑ a b Parker, Richard Neyland: A Great Western Outpost, KRB Publications, 2002. Template:ISBN
- ↑ Intercity Magazine Network Map 1993. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
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External links
- Train times and station information for Johnston railway station from National Rail
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