Aberystwyth railway station

The original station was built in 1864 by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway for the route to Machynlleth. The neighbouring Manchester & Milford railway was to construct a two road platform adjoining this, to create a joint station and provide access south to Carmarthen. The station was greatly extended in 1925 by the Great Western Railway; the original station building on one side of the platforms was replaced by a grand terminus building. At that time, the station had five platforms: platform 1 at the south-east end of the station and two island platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 were essentially bays, each of the same length and shorter than the other three. They were the original…

As of December 2020, the station has a single main-line platform for trains to and beyond, with a loop that is used to reverse locomotive-hauled specials, including steam services and maintenance trains. The Vale of Rheidol Railway launched the "Wales to the World" development and began construction of a railway museum on the station site in 2018, using structures relocated from London Bridge station during modernisation. The museum opened to the public on 23 March 2024 in the restored 1930s engine shed and includes displays of historic locomotives and rolling stock. The new museum features exhibits such as "Fire Queen" (built 1848) and "Dukedog No. 9017", on loan from the Bluebell Railway.…