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This article is about the railway station in Powys. For the railway station in Bridgend (Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr), see
Bridgend railway station
.
Railway station in Powys, Wales
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. It is now the closest station to the town of
Rhayader
, about 9 miles to the west.
Facilities
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The station is an unstaffed
request stop
with one active platform (the disused southbound one is still visible).
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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
.
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Services
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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.
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References
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Further reading
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External links
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Media related to
Pen-y-Bont railway station
at Wikimedia Commons
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