Pen-y-Bont railway station

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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.

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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]

Pen-y-Bont
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General information
Location Penybont, Powys
Wales
Coordinates 52°16′26″N3°19′19″W / 52.274°N 3.322°W / 52.274; -3.322
Grid reference SO097648
Managed by Transport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codePNY
Classification DfT category F1
History
Opened1865
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 1,854
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Llandrindod   Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line 		  Dolau

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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

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