Valley railway station
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Valley railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Valley
in Anglesey
, Wales
. It is the last station before the western terminus
of the North Wales Coast Line
at Holyhead
. It also serves the nearby RAF base and there are transfer sidings near the station used for the dispatch by rail of spent fuel from the Wylfa nuclear power station.
or Cardiff
(via Shrewsbury). The Sunday service is less frequent and mainly runs to .
Trains only stop here on request
.
Valley, Anglesey
Valley is a village near Holyhead/Caergybi on the west coast of Anglesey, North Wales.In Welsh it is referred to as either Y Dyffryn or [Y] Fali . Recent research, prompted by local opposition to the name of Y Fali, suggested that Valley may be a corruption of the Irish Bally , or Baile as it is...
in Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is the last station before the western terminus
Terminal Station
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of the North Wales Coast Line
North Wales Coast Line
The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. Virgin Trains consider their services along it to be a spur of the West Coast Main Line. The first section from Crewe to Chester was built by the Chester and Crewe Railway and absorbed by the Grand Junction Railway shortly...
at Holyhead
Holyhead
Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....
. It also serves the nearby RAF base and there are transfer sidings near the station used for the dispatch by rail of spent fuel from the Wylfa nuclear power station.
Services
The station has two-hourly (with some peak extras) weekday links to and to , with trains then proceeding to either Birmingham InternationalBirmingham International
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or Cardiff
Cardiff Central railway station
Cardiff Central railway station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, Wales.It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the tenth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London , based on 2007/08...
(via Shrewsbury). The Sunday service is less frequent and mainly runs to .
Trains only stop here on request
Request stop
In public transport, a request stop or flag stop describes a stopping point at which trains or buses stop only on an as-need or request basis; that is, only if there are passengers to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, infrequently used stopping points can be served efficiently.Trains save...
.