Pen-y-bont train station
You can reach 35 stations directly from Pen-y-bont on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Broome, with 11 trains a day.
- 35 direct destinations
- 2,523rd busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free in part
- 4 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Pen-y-bont
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Bucknell | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Craven Arms | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Church Stretton | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Dolau | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Hopton Heath | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Knighton | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Knucklas | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Llangynllo | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Llandrindod | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Llanbister Road | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Shrewsbury | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Ammanford | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Builth Road | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Bynea | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Cilmeri | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Cynghordy | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Ffairfach | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Garth | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llanelli | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llangadog | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llangennech | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llandybie | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llandeilo | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llangammarch | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llandovery | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llanwrda | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llanwrtyd | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Pontarddulais | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Pantyffynnon | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Sugar Loaf | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Gowerton | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Swansea | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Carmarthen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pembrey and Burry Port | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Pen-y-bont
Pen-y-bont is on the Heart of Wales Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Pen-y-bont station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Pen-y-bont station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Pen-y-bont station is
1,264 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,523rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Pen-y-bont and Shrewsbury than any other pair: 326 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 12 stations instead of 35, a drop of about 66%. Saturday runs to 33.
Nearest other stations
- Dolau 2.8 miles
- Llandrindod 3.3 miles
- Llanbister Road 6.3 miles
- Builth Road 8.5 miles
- Llangynllo 8.6 miles
Facilities at Pen-y-bont station
Pen-y-bont is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Pen-y-bont station
- Pen-y-Bont Station Car Park 4 spaces
free
From National Rail's station record, last updated 3 December 2025.
Getting to Pen-y-bont station
Pen-y-bont station is in Powys - Powys, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Pen-y-Bont Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Pen-y-bont station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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