Pencoed railway station

Pencoed
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Location
Place	Pencoed
Local authority	Bridgend
Coordinates
Grid reference	SS958815
Operations
Station code	PCD
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.165 million
2005/06	0.161 million
2006/07	0.177 million
2007/08	0.194 million
2008/09	0.206 million
2009/10	0.201 million
2010/11	0.215 million
2011/12	0.231 million
2012/13	0.225 million
2013/14	0.297 million
2014/15	0.239 million
History
Original company	South Wales Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
19 June 1850 (1850-06-19)	Opened
2 November 1964	Closed
11 May 1992	Reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pencoed from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

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.

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.

External links

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

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