Pentre-bach railway station

Pentre-bach National Rail
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
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  10,419
2005/06 Decrease 9,249
2006/07 Increase 11,064
2007/08 Increase 12,217
2008/09 Decrease 11,122
2009/10 Increase 14,764
2010/11 Increase 16,240
2011/12 Increase 19,752
2012/13 Increase 21,756
2013/14 Increase 28,334
History
1 August 1886 Opened
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 Regulation 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]

References

  1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Troed-y-rhiw   Arriva Trains Wales
Merthyr Line
  Merthyr Tydfil