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Pencoed train station
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Plan travel to or from Pencoed, get to know the station and check practical details before you set off.
Booking guide reviewed 9 November 2026. Facilities records were checked on 6 November 2026; use the official links for current access and service updates.
Pencoed train tickets, prices and times
In ORR’s 2024/25 ticket-based estimates, Cardiff Central was the main recorded origin or destination for journeys associated with Pencoed. Use the current journey results to check the route and any changes of train for your travel date.
Compare train ticket prices to and from Pencoed for your date, destination and Railcard. Check the times, changes and fare restrictions before booking. Where available, compare Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime tickets, and check whether your selected train offers a seat reservation.
Choose an available ticket-delivery method and follow the retailer’s collection or electronic-ticket instructions before boarding. Select a collection station only when it is offered for your booking.
Before using a bank-card pay-as-you-go or train-company smartcard scheme, check that it covers your whole journey. Read National Rail’s payment-scheme guidance ↗.
Departing from and arriving at Pencoed
Before departing from Pencoed
Use Pencoed (PCD) in the departure field and check the platform for your booked direction. Keep all tickets available for inspection, including every part of a split-ticket journey.
The station record lists access from Hendre Road. Match the entrance to your departure platform before setting out; the nearest entrance is not necessarily the most accessible one.
Pencoed is recorded as unstaffed. Arrange any boarding assistance ahead of travel and choose an offered ticket-delivery method you can use before boarding; do not rely on finding a staffed ticket desk.
When arriving at Pencoed
Select Pencoed (PCD) as the arrival station and plan the onward journey from that station, rather than from the centre of the wider area. Check your return departure separately, particularly when the return train uses a different platform.
Pencoed has recorded Category B1 access. Check the platform access notes for both your outward arrival and return departure before choosing your trains; a step-free route in one direction does not establish access in the other.
Compare fares and split tickets for Pencoed
Plan the journey in either direction
Explore the recorded station pair in each direction, then check the dated journey results for services, changes and prices.
For travel between Pencoed and Cardiff Central, compare the complete price for the same trains, passengers and class. Check a through ticket against any split-ticket combination offered; a cheaper total is not guaranteed. If your plans may change, compare the flexibility of the tickets as well as the price.
What should I check when splitting this journey?
The train normally needs to call where one ticket ends and the next starts, even if you stay aboard. Check every ticket’s permitted trains, Railcard conditions and reservations. Some season and area tickets have specific exceptions.
Read the split-ticket guidance for your journey, or check refunds and amendments before booking.
At a glance
Station essentials
- Station
- Pencoed
- Station code
- PCD
- Location
- Bridgend - Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Wales
- Recorded entrance roads
- Hendre Road
- Journey planning
- Check ticket prices and train times
The map marks the station location. Check the correct entrance and platform access before travelling.
Train operators and station management
The checked station record names Transport for Wales as the station manager. The company managing a station is not necessarily the operator of every train that calls there.
Your journey results show the operator and any changes for the service you choose. Explore the Train Operators directory.
Facilities and assistance at Pencoed
- Sheltered waitingListed — check availability
- Accessible toiletsNot listed as available
- Baby changingNot listed as available
Step-free access: Category B1
Step-free access has limitations at this station. Check the detailed platform-by-platform access notes before choosing a train, especially if a change of platform, a long route or a gradient would affect your journey.
- The access notes describe a footbridge with steps. Check the route for your direction of travel before relying on a step-free journey.
Recorded staffing level: unstaffed. Staffing descriptions do not guarantee assistance at every entrance or on every service.
Read the station’s detailed facilities and access notes ↗ and arrange Passenger Assist ↗. Check both your departure and arrival stations.
Parking and onward travel
Parking arrangements are listed for Pencoed in the official station record. Check current access rules, charges and any Blue Badge conditions with the parking operator before driving.
- Pencoed Park and Ride: 56 spaces recorded.
A train ticket does not reserve a parking space.
The official travel notes include rail-replacement pick-up information. Use the current directions, since a replacement bus may stop outside the normal station entrance.
Finding your way around Pencoed
For onward travel from Pencoed, compare the station location with your final address before booking. A similarly named or nearby station may be on a different line; check the complete rail journey and the final walk, bus or taxi connection.
About Pencoed station
ORR estimated 232,302 passenger entries and exits here in the year from April 2024 to March 2025. This is an annual estimate based mainly on ticket data, not a count of different people or a timetable.