Penarth railway station

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Penarth
General information
Location	Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51°26′08″N 3°10′28″W / 51.4355°N 3.1745°W / 51.4355; -3.1745
Grid reference	ST184714
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	PEN
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
20 February 1878	Opened
1968	Down buildings and platform removed
1984	Buildings replaced
Passengers
2019/20	0.619 million
2020/21	69,056
2021/22	0.262 million
2022/23	0.367 million
2023/24	0.459 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.