Pentre-bach railway station

Pentre-bach railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Pentrebach and Abercanaid in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

Pentre-bach
Location
PlacePentrebach
Local authorityMerthyr Tydfil
Coordinates51.7250°N 3.3626°W / 51.7250; -3.3626
Grid referenceSO060037
Operations
Station codePTB
Managed byTransport for Wales
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 33,496
2015/16 27,176
2016/17 22,450
2017/18 27,002
2018/19 26,526
History
1 August 1886Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pentre-bach from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1886.[1]

Services

The station has a basic half-hourly service in each direction (Mon-Sat), northbound to Merthyr Tydfil and southbound to Pontypridd, Radyr, Cardiff Central and Barry. Trains then continue alternately to Barry Island and Bridgend via the Vale of Glamorgan Line. On Sunday, there is a two-hourly service each way to Merthyr and Bridgend.[2]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Troed-y-rhiw   Transport for Wales
Merthyr Line
   Merthyr Tydfil

References
  1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.
  2. GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)


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