Bargoed railway station serves the town of Bargoed in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network and is located a three-minute walk to the Bargoed Interchange bus station.
History
The station was opened on 31 March 1858 by the Rhymney Railway and was once a busy junction, serving lines to (via Bedwas) and Brecon (the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway), as well as the current route. However, the lines to Bedwas and Brecon were both closed to passengers on 31 December 1962, and completely in 1963–5. The junction site and trackbed of the old Brecon line are still visible north of the station.
In 1905, it was renamed Bargoed and Aber Bargoed, before reverting to its original name in 1924.Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd Another similarly named station, Aber Bargoed, was opened by the Brecon & Merthyr Junction Railway and located on the now-defunct Newport line north of Bargoed South Junction.
Facilities The station previously had a ticket office run independently of Transport for Wales Rail. However, the ticket office has since closed. There is a ticket machine, toilet, help points, car park, waiting rooms and live departure screens.
Services The typical Monday to Saturday daytime service pattern consists of four trains per hour southbound to : three continue to and one to . Northbound, two trains per hour run to , one skipping intermediate stations. The frequency decreases in the evening.
On Sundays, the service pattern is one train per hour southbound to and , and one per hour northbound to .
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