Ebbw Vale bus station

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Ebbw Vale bus station Gorsaf bws Glyn Ebwy
Bus station
Ebbw Vale bus station stands
General information
Location	Inner Bypass Ebbw Vale NP23 6HL Blaenau Gwent Wales
Coordinates	51°46′48″N 3°12′24″W / 51.77993°N 3.20675°W / 51.77993; -3.20675
Owned by	Blaenau Gwent Council
Operated by	Blaenau Gwent Council
Bus routes	8
Bus stands	6
Bus operators	Stagecoach in South Wales Phil Anslow Travel
Connections	Ebbw Vale Town railway station
Construction
Structure type	Shelter
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Level boarding
Other information
Station code	blgapmt
Website	traveline.info stagecoachbus.com

Ebbw Vale bus station (Welsh: Gorsaf bws Glyn Ebwy), also known as Inner Bypass,^[1] is a bus terminus located in the town centre of Ebbw Vale, South Wales.

Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the Ebbw Valley, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from the south of the Brecon Beacons National Park.^[2] As such the town is the northern terminus of services through the valley towards Cardiff, Caerphilly, and Cwmbran, as well as having services to Tredegar and Abergavenny.^[3]

The bus interchange is approximately 0.279 miles (0.449 km) from the recently opened Ebbw Vale Town railway station which provides services to Cardiff Central railway station, and in 2021 to Newport railway station.^[4]

In 2019 residents in the nearby area complained at cuts to bus services by operator Stagecoach South Wales which had left them "like prisoners in their own village".^[3] The town of Cwm has been reduced to one bus each hour on weekdays, and no services on Sunday. The town's evening services are already subsidised by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council who state they are unable to further subsidise services to towns on the route.^[3]

The sits on an island in the centre of the A4046 through the town,^[1] and faces the line of retail businesses along the road. As such it is referred to on maps as "Inner Bypass" station.^[5]

The station has six bus stands, identified as numbers 1-5.^[5]

Ebbw Vale is the terminus for a number of Stagecoach services, and serves as an interchange for travellers headed to Tredegar and Abergavenny.^[5]

Ebbw Vale Town railway station provides rail transport to destinations on the Ebbw Valley railway line, which include Cardiff Central, Newport (from 2021), and infrequent services to Bridgend.

The station is an eight-minute walk from the bus station.^[5] The town has a large number of car parking facilities near to the station.^[1]

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