Maesteg railway station

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 north of. Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales.

History

The station is now the terminus of the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. Previously the line continued northbound through the old Maesteg Castle Street [railway station], which closed with the withdrawal of passenger services in 1970. Mineral traffic had continued to several collieries in the areas until November 1985 but the closure of the last remaining mine at St John's and the washery saw the line fall into disuse traffic ceasing in 1993.
The former station platforms and footbridge still exist, although the track has now been removed and there is heavy tree and plant growth at the location.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has a single platform with waiting shelter, CIS display, customer help point, timetable information board and self-service ticket machine next to the main entrance. The latter can be used for collecting pre-paid tickets as well as for purchasing tickets prior to travel. Level access is available between the car park and platform. The platform was lengthened in 2008 to allow four-car trains to operate busier services. This was funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Union.

Services

The general service pattern is one train per hour to Cardiff Central via Bridgend, with most trains extended to Ebbw Vale town as of December 2024. This service is reduced to a mostly 2-hourly service on Sundays. but these often only run to Cardiff Central