Its intent was to turn Fishguard into a purpose-built ocean liner port because it wanted to take trans-Atlantic passenger traffic away from Plymouth and Southampton.

In conjunction with building the East Breakwater, a new 2 mi (3.2 km) railway would be built to connect to the liner terminal with the West Wales line.

Although two sections of the new railway to the proposed port terminal were completed before the project ended, they were abandoned and never used.

The 900 m (3,000 ft) North Breakwater was created in deeper water by quarrying stone from the headland at Goodwick.

[4] However, passengers had to be transferred ashore to the waiting London train by tender due to the shallowness of the harbour.

However, there are no railway ticket machines, and the station is staffed only by Stena Line personnel; no rail staff are employed there.

is seven minutes, and when bus replacement services are operating, the buses leave from the car park adjacent to the level crossing.

After the ban on smoking in public became law in Wales in April 2007, the station became the only one in the UK where it was still permitted.

[7] Since the station is located in the harbour, its primary purpose has always been providing links with sea going transport.

The decision to introduce additional trains has been credited to two teenagers from Moylegrove who collected a 1,440 signature petition in support of the move.

One service terminates at Clarbeston Road, connecting with the Milford Haven to Manchester Piccadilly train, and the others continue to Carmarthen, Swansea or Cardiff Central.