Pentre-bach railway station

51°43′30″N 3°21′45″W / 51.7250°N 3.3626°W / 51.7250; -3.3626Grid referenceSO060037Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms1Other informationStation codePTBClassificationDfT category F2Key dates1 August 1886OpenedPassengers2018/19 25,2062019/20 23,9942020/21 4,6622021/22 18,3722022/23 19,464

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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 Transport for Wales.

The station was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1886.^[1]

Services

The station has a basic half-hourly service in each direction (Mon-Sat), northbound to Merthyr Tydfil and southbound to Pontypridd, Radyr, Cardiff Central and Barry. Trains then continue alternately to Barry Island and Bridgend via the Vale of Glamorgan Line. On Sunday, there is a two-hourly service each way to Merthyr and Bridgend.^[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Troed-y-rhiw		Transport for Wales Merthyr Line		Merthyr Tydfil

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