Pentre-bach railway station

Pentre-bach
Location
Place	Pentrebach
Local authority	Merthyr Tydfil
Coordinates	51°43′30″N 3°21′45″W / 51.7250°N 3.3626°WCoordinates: 51°43′30″N 3°21′45″W / 51.7250°N 3.3626°W
Grid reference	SO060037
Operations
Station code	PTB
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	10,419
2005/06	9,249
2006/07	11,064
2007/08	12,217
2008/09	11,122
2009/10	14,764
2010/11	16,240
2011/12	19,752
2012/13	21,756
2013/14	28,334
2014/15	33,496
History
1 August 1886	Opened
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* 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.
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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 Arriva Trains Wales.

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 & Bridgend.^[2]

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)

External links

• Train times and station information for Pentre-bach railway station from National Rail