Bow Street train station
You can reach 14 stations directly from Bow Street on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Aberystwyth, with 30 trains a day.
- 14 direct destinations
- 2,161st busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free throughout
- 69 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Bow Street
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth | 30 | 32 | 30 |
| Borth | 30 | 32 | 30 |
| Dovey Junction | 30 | 32 | 30 |
| Machynlleth | 30 | 32 | 30 |
| Caersws | 23 | 25 | 21 |
| Newtown | 23 | 25 | 21 |
| Welshpool | 23 | 25 | 21 |
| Shrewsbury | 22 | 24 | 21 |
| Birmingham New Street | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Sandwell and Dudley | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Telford Central | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Wellington | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Wolverhampton | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Birmingham International | 11 | 14 | 12 |
Lines serving Bow Street
Bow Street is on the Cambrian Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Bow Street station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Bow Street station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Bow Street station is
34,538 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,161st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Bow Street and Aberystwyth than any other pair: 12,472 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Aberystwyth 2.8 miles
- Borth 3.6 miles
- Aberdyfi 7.3 miles
- Penhelyg 7.3 miles
- Dovey Junction 9.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Bow Street, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Llandre closed 1965 · 1.6 miles
- Llanrhystyd Road · 4.4 miles
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Facilities at Bow Street station
Bow Street is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
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Parking at Bow Street station
- Park & Ride 69 spaces, 4 accessible
Cycle parking: 6 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 10 September 2025.
Getting to Bow Street station
Bow Street station is in Ceredigion - Ceredigion, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Jewson.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Bow Street station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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