Newtown (Powys) railway station

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Newtown

Y Drenewydd

Location

Place

Newtown

Local authority

Powys

Operations

Station code

NWT

Managed by

Arriva Trains Wales

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

91,883

2005/06 *

90,836

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newtown from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Newtown (Powys) railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf reilffordd y Drenewydd) is a railway station serving Newtown in mid-Wales.

The station currently has two through platforms, which are used separately for trains in either direction. The station is usually used as one of the passing points for trains on the Cambrian Line as it is a single track. The station does have one west facing bay platform/siding which is periodically used as a storage point for Network Rail's Departmental trains.

There is an Arriva Trains Wales appointed "Station Agent" with full ticket issuing facilities. The building also houses a Grill Restaurant (Station Grill) and a computer training centre. The Station was part of the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway opened by the Countess of Londonery in Machynlleth Station^{[Source Required]}.