Pye Corner railway station
Pye Corner 
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| Location | |
| Place | Bassaleg |
| Local authority | Newport |
| Grid reference | ST281872 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PYE |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2014/15 | 15,052 |
| 2015/16 |
 63,332 |
| History | |
| 14 December 2014 | opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pye Corner from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Pye Corner railway station is a station serving a residential area in the west of Newport, South East Wales. It opened on 14 December 2014.
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. 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). Provision of the station was set as a priority in Sewta's Regional Transport Plan published in 2008 and the aspiration was reflected in Network Rail's Wales Route Utilisation Strategy published in November 2008. Land for the station was safeguarded in Newport City Council's Unitary Development Plan.
In March 2012, proposals for a single-platform station, situated to the east of the line and accessed from a new road junction on Western Valley Road opposite High Cross Lane, were put out to consultation. The plans included provision for a second platform to be provided at a later date. 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. The grant of £2.5m was confirmed in May 2013, to which the Welsh Government would add a further £1m.
The station's location is close to the former Bassaleg Junction station.
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