General information | |||||
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Location | Penybont, Powys Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 52°16′26″N 3°19′19″W / 52.274°N 3.322°W | ||||
Grid reference | SO097648 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | PNY | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1865 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 1,562 | ||||
2020/21 | 34 | ||||
2021/22 | 524 | ||||
2022/23 | 1,004 | ||||
2023/24 | 1,110 | ||||
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Pen-y-Bont railway station serves 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 (14 km) to the west.