On 17 May 2015, a new northern terminus was opened at Ebbw Vale Town railway station.

On 13 December 2021, a direct service to Newport railway station was added,[2] suspended in January 2022 because of staff shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and reinstated in May 2022.

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

[3] A subsidised rail linc bus operated between the station and Newport city centre via Celtic Springs, Cleppa Park, Tredegar Park and the Royal Gwent Hospital, from the reopening of the Ebbw Valley Railway, but was withdrawn in May 2008 due to low usage.

[4] In November 2011, the Welsh Government announced that it would be reinstated on a trial basis for a year.