Pye Corner railway station

[1][2] A report published by the South East Wales Transport Alliance (Sewta) in 2006 envisaged the extension of services on the Ebbw Valley Railway to Newport and the addition of new stations at Cwm and Pye Corner.

[3] It was forecast that 135,000 journeys would be made to and from Pye Corner which had a catchment population of 19,040 within 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and 4,312 within 800 metres (870 yd).

[6] Land for the station was safeguarded in Newport City Council's Unitary Development Plan.

[8] In March 2013, the Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, announced that Pye Corner was a "front-runner" in terms of funding for new stations, along with Ilkeston and Lea Bridge.

[14] On Mondays to Saturdays, there are two trains per hour between Cardiff Central or Newport and Ebbw Vale Town.