Place Pencoed Station code PCD DfT category F2 Original company South Wales Railway | Grid reference SS958815 Managed by Arriva Trains Wales 2011/12 0.231 million Number of platforms 2 | |
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Address Pencoed, Bridgend CF35 6YN, United Kingdom Similar Pontyclun railway station, Sarn railway station, Tondu railway station, Llanharan railway station, Bridgend railway station | ||
Pencoed railway station is a minor railway station in Pencoed, Bridgend county borough, south Wales. The station is located at street level at The Square in Pencoed. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by trains on the Maesteg Line, and occasionally by the Swanline Cardiff to Swansea regional services. All trains are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
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The present station was one of two reopened between Cardiff & Bridgend by British Rail in September 1992 as part of the Maesteg Line reinstatement scheme - the previous station here having succumbed to the Beeching Axe in November 1964 (along with many other smaller stations on the Cardiff to Swansea main line).
Facilities
The station has 2 platforms:
The station is unmanned - there is no ticket office nor are there any platform entry barriers. Passengers must purchase tickets on board trains.
Incidents
In June 2008, a 16-year-old girl Sophie Harris was struck by a train and killed. Harris had been drinking.
Services
There is a basic hourly service in each direction Mon-Sat, westwards to Bridgend and Maesteg and westwards to Cardiff Central (with regular extensions through to Cheltenham Spa). On Sundays, there are just four calls in each direction, provided by the Carmarthen to Manchester Piccadilly service.