Train Station, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan

Details

Accessibility

"Step free access to the platform from the car park.There are no platform staff available at this station. Assistance will be provided by the Conductor on the train; Ramp For Train Access. 

Accessible Ticket Machines: The ticket machine(s) do not accept cash. Payment is by major debit and credit cards only.

Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter

Induction Loop

Parking: Spaces: 15, Free:  No Accessible Spaces"

Brief description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penarth_railway_station

"Penarth railway station is the railway station serving the town of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is the terminus of Network Rail's Penarth branch running from Cogan Junction to Penarth station, 1 mile 12 chains (1.15 mi; 1.9 km) from the junction[1] and 2 miles 67 chains (2.84 mi; 4.6 km) south of Cardiff Central station.

The Penarth branch ran from Cogan Junction to Biglis Junction, a rail mileage of 5 miles 65 chains (5.81 mi; 9.4 km) and was officially closed beyond Penarth after the last passenger train ran on Saturday 4 May 1968. losure of the coastal rail line removed the direct link between Penarth and Barry, Barry Island, Rhoose or Llantwit Major.

Completion of the journey from Penarth by rail today entails first travelling north as far as Grangetown, before catching a connecting train in the reverse direction to Barry or any of the stations mentioned above, thus increasing the journey time and distance travelled. BR had most of the original 19th-century station buildings demolished and replaced with modern ones in a major remodelling in 1984. Since 1971 the station's original ticket office building, built in 1887, has been let as a fast food outlet.

Since 1968 Penarth has had no direct rail link to Barry Island, although travel between the two towns remains popular. Rail passengers for Barry must travel in the opposite direction and change at Grangetown, before heading back to Barry. Alternatively, passengers may walk about 20 minutes from Penarth to Cogan railway station.

The original Railway Hotel no longer provides accommodation but is still a public house."

Address

Penarth station

Stanwell Road

Penarth

Vale of Glamorgan

CF64 3DQ

Email

https://www.grandcentralrail.com/help/contact-us

Phone

Website

https://tfw.wales/places/stations/penarth

https://www.grandcentralrail.com/stations/penarth

Directions

See our map

"Cycle Storage: Spaces: 10; 

Cycle hire is provided by Next/Ovo bike with their docking station located in Station Square, to the right of the station building as you look from Station Square nextbike - origin bike sharing

Parking: Spaces: 15, Free:  No Accessible Spaces, Open: Mon-Fri"

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

2024; "The usual service pattern is four trains per hour to Bargoed from Mondays to Saturdays during the day, of which one continues to Rhymney.[11] In the evenings, services terminate at either Ystrad Mynach or Caerphilly and the frequency pattern decreases to two trains per hour. There are several evening services to Treherbert, one combined with a Rhymney departure and a second with one to Caerphilly (both split at Cardiff Central).

On Sundays there is only one train every two hours, totalling seven trains all day, there is no late evening service, and trains run only as far as Cardiff Central.[12]  "

"Parking: Spaces: 15, Free:  No Accessible Spaces: Open: Mon-Fri

Ticket machine: The ticket machine(s) do not accept cash. Payment is by major debit and credit cards only.

Ticket office: 2024: "Ticket office opening hours Monday - Saturday 08:00 to 13:30, Sunday: Closed"

Transport

For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info

Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000

Amenities

"The station has a small "drop off and pick up only" car park in Station Approach. The current ticket office in the station building is open early morning to mid-afternoon six days per week. A self-service ticket machine is provided for use and for collecting pre-paid tickets. Train running information is offered via digital CIS displays and timetable poster boards. Step-free access is available from the entrance to the ticket hall and platform.[10]

All services on this line are currently operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines system of the National Rail network."