Pen-y-Bont railway station explained

Pen-y-Bont
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Penybont, Powys
Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.274°N -3.322°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Transport for Wales
Platforms:1
Code:PNY
Classification:DfT category F1
Opened:1865
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 NaNmiles south west of . 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.

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.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4001852 Pen-y-bont railway station (2014)
  2. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/PNY.aspx Pen-y-bont station facilities