Pen-y-Bont railway station

{{about|the railway station in Powys|the railway station in Bridgend (Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr)|Bridgend railway station}}

{{short description|Railway station in Powys, Wales}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Pen-y-Bont

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Penybont railway station (geograph 4917257).jpg

| borough = Penybont, Powys

| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{coord|52.274|N|3.322|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SO097648|25|SO097648}}

| manager = Transport for Wales

| platforms = 1

| code = PNY

| classification = DfT category F1

| opened = 1865

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 1,562}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 34}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 524}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 1,004}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 1,110}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

}}

Pen-y-Bont railway station serves the village of Penybont, in mid Wales. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line, {{convert|48+1/2|mi|km}} south west of {{rws|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 {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} to the west.

Facilities

The station is an unstaffed request stop with one active platform; the other is still visible.[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4001852 Pen-y-bont railway station (2014)] Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 26 July 2017 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/PNY.aspx |title=Pen-y-bont station facilities |website=National Rail Enquiries |access-date=14 December 2024}}

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, with a fifth northbound train on weekdays only; there are two services on Sundays.{{NRtimes|December 2024|130}}{{Cite web |title=Timetables |work=Transport for Wales |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=14 December 2024 |url=https://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables}}

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{{rail line|previous=Llandrindod|route=Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line|next=Dolau |col={{KAW colour}} }}

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References

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Further reading

  • {{cite book |title=Craven Arms to Llandeilo |first1=John |last1=Organ |editor-first=Vic |editor-last=Mitchell |at=figs. 46-49 |publisher=Middleton Press |location=West Sussex |year=2008 |isbn=9781906008352 |oclc=648080889}}