Johnston railway station


Johnston railway station is an unstaffed railway station with a small carpark and shelter for passengers at the village of Johnston in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It opened in 1856 as part of the final section of the South Wales Railway main line from to. It has gone by various names and is now operated by Transport for Wales. Train stops are made at the station by request only.
The station served as the junction for trains to Neyland and also the branch line to Milford Haven. Johnston is the penultimate stop on the West Wales Line before.

History

The station was opened with the final section of the South Wales Railway main line, from to, on 15 April 1856. Originally named Johnston, it has been renamed several times: to Milford Road in November 1859; to Johnston on 7 September 1863; to Johnston on 18 June 1928; to Johnston on 3 May 1976, before finally resuming its original name. The station served as the junction for trains to Neyland and also the branch line to Milford Haven.
Milford passengers would here make a connection to services eastwards to Haverfordwest and beyond. A station building was situated on the upside, and a waiting shelter on the downside. A pedestrian bridge connected the two platforms. A goods shed survived until the 1930s.
At a short distance north of the station, the line was connected to the railway line serving the anthracite trade at Hook. The route north of here was double track until the late 1980s, with the station signal box controlling access to the private sidings serving the oil refineries at Robeston & Waterston as well as the single line portion through to the terminus at. Both it and the neighbouring box at were closed in 1988 when the line was re-signalled & singled south of .

Services

services to/from London Paddington ran through Johnston to Milford Haven until the early 1990s, terminating in 1994.
The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Transport for Wales. Trains stop here by request only. The usual service pattern is one train every two hours in each direction, westwards to Milford Haven railway station and eastwards to Manchester Piccadilly via, and Cardiff Central.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, so tickets must be bought on the train or prior to travel. There is small covered shelter available, along with a customer help point, timetable information boards and a digital CIS display to offer train running details. A free car park is located opposite the platform, with capacity for 8 vehicles.