Penarth railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°26′08″N 3°10′28″W / 51.4355°N 3.1745°W | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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 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.