Maesteg railway station
TfW railway station in Bridgend County Borough, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maesteg railway station is one of two railway stations that serves the town of Maesteg in Wales. The British Rail 1992 built station is located in the centre of the town, adjacent to the Asda Supermarket store and on former sidings 8+1⁄4 miles (13.3 km) north of Bridgend. Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales.
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Location | Maesteg, Bridgend Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51.6096°N 3.6547°W / 51.6096; -3.6547 | ||||
Grid reference | SS855913 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales Rail | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | MST | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1992 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
25 February 1864 | Opened | ||||
1 July 1924 | Name changed to Maesteg Castle Street | ||||
6 May 1968 | Name changed to Maesteg | ||||
22 June 1970 | Closed to public | ||||
14 July 1970 | Last school train | ||||
28 September 1992 | Reopened by British Rail | ||||
2008 | Platform lengthened to accommodate 4 car trains. | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.183 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.178 million | ||||
2020/21 | 29,472 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.107 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.142 million | ||||
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