Bargoed railway station

Bargoed
Location
Place	Bargoed
Local authority	Caerphilly
Operations
Station code	BGD
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.148 million
2005/06 *	0.133 million
2006/07 *	0.142 million
2007/08 *	0.145 million
2008/09 *	0.135 million
2009/10 *	0.144 million
National Rail - UK railway stations
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bargoed from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Bargoed railway station serves the town of Bargoed in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney branch of the Valley Lines network. The station, which is the northernmost on the double-track section of the branch, has recently seen the reinstatement of a second platform (although it did at one time have three).

History

Bargoed Station in 1965

The station was opened on 31 March 1858 by the Rhymney Railway and was once a busy junction, serving lines to Newport (via Bedwas) and Brecon as well as the current route, but the latter pair of lines were both closed to passengers in December 1962. In 1905 it was renamed Bargoed and Aber Bargoed reverting to its original name in 1924 There was another station, Aber Bargoed, opened by the Brecon & Merthyr Junction Railway.

Services

On Mondays to Saturdays there are departures every 15 minutes southbound to Cardiff Central and Penarth with an hourly service in the evenings and a two-hourly service on Sundays.

Northbound there is an hourly service to Rhymney on Mondays to Saturdays with a two-hourly Sunday service.

External links

• Train times and station information for Bargoed railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Gilfach Fargoed		Arriva Trains Wales Rhymney Line		Brithdir