Pencoed railway station

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General information
Location	Bridgend
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	PCD
History
Original company	South Wales Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
19 June 1850 (1850-06-19)	Opened
2 November 1964	Closed
11 May 1992	Reopened

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.

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:

• Platform 1, for westbound trains towards Swansea
• Platform 2, for eastbound trains towards Cardiff

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.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Llanharan		Arriva Trains Wales Maesteg Line		Bridgend

External links

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