Hengoed railway station

Main article: Maesycwmmer railway station

The towns shared a third railway station on the former Rumney Railway, which on amalgamation with the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway was called Maesycwmmer & Hengoed. In 1923 it was renamed simply Maesycwmmer.

Services

The Monday to Saturday daytime service pattern is four trains an hour southbound to Cardiff Central: three continue to Barry Island and one to Bridgend. Northbound four trains an hour run to Bargoed with two of those continuing to Rhymney. The frequency decreases in the evening.

On Sundays, the service pattern is one train an hour southbound to Cardiff Central and Barry Island, and one an hour northbound to Rhymney. ^[2]

Hengoed
General information
Location	Hengoed, Caerphilly Wales
Coordinates	51°38′50″N3°13′31″W / 51.6471°N 3.2254°W / 51.6471; -3.2254
Grid reference	ST153949
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HNG
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1858
Passengers
2019/20	0.142 million

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ystrad Mynach		Transport for Wales Rhymney Line		Pengam

References

1. The GWR Handbook 1923-1947 by David Wragg, Sutton Publishing, 2006. ISBN   0-7509-4217-7
2. "Timetables". Transport for Wales. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

External links

• Train times and station information for Hengoed railway station from National Rail
• Photographs of the current station and remains of Hengoed High Level ^{[ permanent dead link ]}