Public Transport Buses The X40 bus links Lampeter with Cardiff, through Carmarthen, in the south and Aberystwyth to the north. From North Wales, the X32 bus links Bangor with Aberystwyth where you can connect with the X40 bus. An additional service, the 701 bus, operates on a Friday and Sunday between Cardiff and Aberystwyth via Lampeter. For a timetable visit the Coach Travel Wales website: www.coachtravelwales.co.uk Carmarthenshire County Council Public Transport Office (Mon-Fri, office hours) 01267 231817 Ceredigion County Council Public Transport Office (Mon-Fri, office hours) 01970 633555 All-Wales Information Line (Seven days a week, 7am-10pm) 0870 608 2608
Trains National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Carmarthen train station has regular services which run towards both East and West Wales. Swansea is the nearest large mainline station and here trains can be taken to basically anywhere you need. Sometimes, though, a quick change in Cardiff Central may be needed. Going East towards Swansea, trains tend to run at more regular intervals compared with trips West towards Milford Haven. The Eastern bound trains run at irregular times but before 6pm, they run at about half past each hour. On the Western route (towards Milford Haven) trains tend to be two-hourly during peak times, Monday to Friday.
Taxis Chris Cabs . . . . .07800 718162 R&T Taxis . . . . . .07794 045888 Rob’s Taxis . . . . .07977 817325
Useful Contacts Counselling and Advice (mostly local) AIDS Trust Cymru - Swansea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01792 461 848 CALL (Community Advice & Listening Line) . . 0800 132737 Cancer Information & Support Services . . . . . . 01792 655025 Citizens Advice Bureau - 113 Lammas St . . . . . 01267 234488 West Wales Substance Misuse Service . . . . . . . . 01267 244442 Cruse Bereavement Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01267 235130 Debtcall Debt Counselling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 204728 Carmarthen Women’s Aid Counselling Service 01267 234 725 Prism - Alcohol Advisory Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01267 231634 Relate Marriage Guidance - Carmarthen . . . . . . 01267 236737 National Help lines Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0845 769 7555 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre . . . . . . 01483 546 400 BPAS (British Pregnancy Advice Service) Action line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 304030 One Parent Families helpline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 018 5026 Refuge National Domestic Violence Helpline (24 hrs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0808 2000 247 National Drugs Line - 24hrs Freephone . . . . . . . 0800 776600 National AIDS Helpline - 24hrs Freephone . . . . 0800 567123 Gay and Lesbian Legal Advice Line (GLAD) - London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0207 837 5212 Mind Cymru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02920 395123 The Samaritans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 90 90 90 The Samaritans Text Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07725 909090 Meningitis Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 0281828 NHS Direct Helpline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0845 4647
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