 The former branches to Brecon via Hay-on-Wye and Gloucester both closed to passenger traffic in the early 1960s - Brecon services were withdrawn from 31 December 1962, whilst the Gloucester via line fell victim to the Beeching Axe on 2 November 1964.This station has bilingual signage, both in Welsh and English, and is one of the relatively few stations in England to have bilingual signage, others being Wallsend (Latin), Southall (Punjabi), and St Pancras International, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International (all French).Hereford is served by trains operated by Great Western Railway, Transport for Wales and West Midlands Trains.