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, and is now the closest station to the town of Rhayader, about 9 miles to the west.
Pen-y-Bont | |
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Location | |
Place | Penybont |
Local authority | Powys |
Coordinates | 52.274°N 3.322°W |
Grid reference | SO097648 |
Operations | |
Station code | PNY |
Managed by | Transport for Wales |
Number of platforms | 1 |
DfT category | F1 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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History | |
Key dates | Opened 1865 |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pen-y-Bont from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. |
Facilities
The station is an unstaffed request stop with one active platform (the disused southbound one is still visible).[1] It is provided with 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 to 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 | Following station | |||
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Llandrindod | Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line |
Dolau |
References
- Pen-y-bont railway station (2014) Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 26 July 2017
- Pen-y-bont station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Train times and station information for Pen-y-Bont railway station from National Rail