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    Llantwit Major Railway Station - http://www.llantwit-major.net/2005/images/train_station.jpg

    Llantwit Major Railway Station

    3.3(3 reviews)
    51.1 km

    If you're in the Klan then you're a racist backwards inbred little ***** and you're also a twit as…read morea Brit would say... so you're a Klan-Twit. Which is exactly how you pronounce this town, honestly. I hope you don't have a "Major" problem with that joke. I'm not sure where the minor station is, but this is a little station with a cute white bridge going over the platforms. It's 18 miles from Cardiff in the direction of Swansea. It was one of the five oldest stations along this line, and dates back to a distant time. It's cute and kind of in the middle of nowhere, but good for the people in this town.

    I love that quaint villages even boast their own railway station, making it easy to access for…read morethose without a car. Managed by Arriva Trains Wales, the Llantwit Major railway station is located on the Vale of Glamorgan line and is definitely more modest compared to hubs like Cardiff Central, with only two platforms and no ticket office (which means no penalty if this where your journey originated). The station in its present form was opened in 2005 following restoration on the section of line between Barry and Bridgend, and offers connections to stations in Bridgend, Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil. My only criticism is the lack of disabled access - the bridge connecting the platforms would no doubt be difficult for those in a wheelchair or juggling a pram and a small child. It's worth checking the website, as east and westbound services only run once an hour, Monday to Saturday, with services only running once every two hours on Sunday.

    Barry Railway Station - The new platform 3, with a Barry Island rain arriving.

    Barry Railway Station

    3.3(4 reviews)
    46.4 km

    Like Barbi's outfits, which are "Barry there", this is a great station in South Wales, but I have…read moreissues with it. This is the largest of three stations in the Vale of Glamorgan that serves the large city of Barry, not to be confused with Barrie Ontario. Barry is actually a town even though a lot of people think of it as a city. There is a separate branch of rail that goes from Cardiff down to Barry Island, and it's one of the stations along that, so it's not really on any of the main lines. Not too many trains then. It's a typical windswept station with a decent-sized station house and a nice bridge over the track. The whole town set on the lovely hills is right next door, but the station is fairly unremarkable in general and the Barry Island station is nicer.

    For a medium-sized town, Barry does well for railway stations, with no fewer than four: Cadoxton,…read moreBarry Docks, Barry and Barry Island. Barry is the town's main station, used mostly by commuters and shoppers, although it is a fair walk to the main shopping area. It handles just under half a million passengers a year. Opened as the terminus of the Barry Railway from Trehafod in 1884, (principally as a freight line transporting coal), additional lines were opened to Cardiff via Cogan in 1888, to Barry Island in 1896 and to Bridgend in 1897. Today, the main service is on the direct line from Cardiff to Barry Island. The line to Bridgend, closed to passengers in 1964, reopened in 2005. There are four trains an hour to Cardiff, most of which continue onwards to the Cardiff valleys, three an hour to Barry Island and one an hour via Rhoose (for Cardiff Airport) and Llantwit Major to Bridgend. Facilities have been much reduced over the years, although it still retains a small building with ticket office (open mornings only), cafeteria and toilets, a large car park, and a slightly dodgy looking platform canopy, supported by what must have been temporary scaffolding at one time, but now seems to be a permanent fixture. Most recently (in 2014) a new platform face was opened (actually re-opened) on the island platform, exclusively for Barry Island trains, now numbered platform 3. Bridgend trains still use platform 2. The platform also has a modern waiting shelter. There is step free access to the Cardiff-bound platform, but not to the Bridgend and Barry Island platforms (which means wheelchair users can go to Cardiff but not come back!). Buses run from the nearby Barry Hotel into the main shopping area and other parts of Barry.

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    Barry Railway Station - The new platform 3, looking towards the direction of Barry Dock station. The signal box is due for demolition later in 2014.

    The new platform 3, looking towards the direction of Barry Dock station. The signal box is due for demolition later in 2014.

    Barry Railway Station - The awnings (with temporary supports) and building on the up (Cardiff) platform at Barry station, 8th March 2008.

    The awnings (with temporary supports) and building on the up (Cardiff) platform at Barry station, 8th March 2008.

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    Newport Bus Station

    Newport Bus Station

    2.0(4 reviews)
    64.1 km

    Upon arrival to Newport station, I was not blown away. The…read morestation looked very old, and needed a serious makeover. When I wanted to enquire about what bus to take, their office was on a bus, this was due to the fact that their office was getting a makeover. National express coaches and normal bus service's stop here. In the bus station you have the gate numbers, which are separated by colourful handlebars where the passengers wait for their bus. You have the computerised timetable which shows the bus number and what time the bus is coming. That was properly the most modern thing about the bus station. You also had permanently closed shops in the station as well. The city centre is right next to the station. Well if and when I come back I hope that the station has a cosmetic makeover.

    Newport Bus Station is by far nothing special. To be honest, it's actually not that bad given the…read moreabysmal dead-city state Newport is in (as Omoraka noted, plenty of closed shops dont' make for much of an appealing atmosphere). ~ Atmosphere: Came here midday and it was pretty packed with people coming in and out. The place was filthy, but then again Newport usually is. Thankfully, it's in a great location right close to the city centre. ~ Ease of Use: This bus station is really simple to navigate, with multiple gates and clear electronic signs showing the timetables of upcoming buses. It would be difficult to be confused here. Additionally, from my experience people line up in the great British queue pretty well so there's never a mob of people crowding around a certain gate! There's not much to fault about this bus station. It does it's job in an efficient manner and has easy to read signs to help you find your way!

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    Newport Bus Station

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