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, and 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
2016/17	1,858
2017/18	1,824
2018/19	1,854
2019/20	1,562
2020/21	34
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 is provided with 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 to 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 four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday (plus a fifth 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

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

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