Penarth railway station

Penarth
National Rail
General information
LocationPenarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates51°26′08″N 3°10′28″W / 51.4355°N 3.1745°W / 51.4355; -3.1745
Grid referenceST184714
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codePEN
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyCardiff, Penarth and Barry Junction Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 February 1878Opened
1968Down buildings and platform removed
1984Buildings replaced
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.655 million
2019/20Decrease 0.619 million
2020/21Decrease 69,056
2021/22Increase 0.262 million
2022/23Increase 0.367 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

  1. ^ Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) [1989]. Bridge, Mike (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 22. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.