Pen-y-Bont railway station

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 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.

Pen-y-Bont
General information
Location	Penybont, Powys Wales
Coordinates	52.274°N 3.322°W / 52.274; -3.322
Grid reference	SO097648
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	PNY
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	1865
Passengers
2019/20	1,562
2020/21	34
2021/22	524
2022/23	1,004
2023/24	1,110
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 five trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday (plus a sixth northbound train on weekdays only), and two services on Sundays.^[3]

Preceding station	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 130 National Rail timetable, May 2023

Further reading

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

External links

Media related to Pen-y-Bont railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Pen-y-Bont railway station from National Rail