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.
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]
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.