Penychain train station
You can reach 26 stations directly from Penychain on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Abererch, with 16 trains a day.
Direct trains from Penychain
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abererch | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Aberdyfi | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Barmouth | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Criccieth | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Dovey Junction | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Dyffryn Ardudwy | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Fairbourne | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Harlech | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Llanbedr | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Llandanwg | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Llanaber | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Llandecwyn | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Llwyngwril | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Machynlleth | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Morfa Mawddach | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Minffordd | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Pensarn | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Penhelyg | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Penrhyndeudraeth | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Porthmadog | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Pwllheli | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Talsarnau | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Talybont | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Tonfanau | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Tygwyn | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Tywyn | 16 | 16 | 10 |
Lines serving Penychain
Penychain is on the Cambrian Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Penychain station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Penychain 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 Penychain station is
8,892 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,384th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Penychain and Pwllheli than any other pair: 3,140 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.
Nearest other stations
- Abererch 1.6 miles
- Pwllheli 3.4 miles
- Criccieth 4.3 miles
- Porthmadog 8.7 miles
- Harlech 10.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Penychain, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
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Facilities at Penychain station
Penychain is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
From National Rail's station record, last updated 15 January 2026.
Getting to Penychain station
Penychain station is in Gwynedd - Gwynedd, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Penychain 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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