Pen-y-Bont railway station

Pen-y-Bont railway station is a railway station serving the village of Penybont, in mid Wales. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line 48+1⁄2 miles (78.1 km) south west of Shrewsbury. The station is located closer to the villages of Crossgates and Fron than it is to Penybont itself. It is now the closest station to the town of Rhayader, about 9 miles to the west.

This article is about the railway station in Powys. For the railway station in Bridgend (Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr), see Bridgend railway station.

Pen-y-Bont
National Rail
General information
LocationPenybont, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52.274°N 3.322°W / 52.274; -3.322
Grid referenceSO097648
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codePNY
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1865
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 1,824
2018/19Increase 1,854
2019/20Decrease 1,562
2020/21Decrease 34
2021/22Increase 524
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Facilities

The station is an unstaffed request stop with one active platform (the disused southbound one is still visible).[1] It has the same amenities as other Heart of Wales line stations, including CIS display, customer help point, timetable poster board and payphone. A small wooden waiting shelter is located near the information screen, with a barrow crossing linking the platform to the car park and main entrance from the A44.[2]

Services

All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales. There are four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday (plus a fifth northbound train on weekdays only), and two services on Sundays.[3]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Llandrindod   Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line		   Dolau

References
  1. Pen-y-bont railway station (2014) Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 26 July 2017
  2. Pen-y-bont station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  3. Table 129 National Rail timetable, December 2018

Further reading
  • Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 46-49. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.

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