Garth (Bridgend) railway station
Garth (Mid Glamorgan) 
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| Location | |
| Place | Garth |
| Local authority | Bridgend |
| Coordinates | 51°35′48″N 3°38′34″W / 51.5967°N 3.6428°WCoordinates: 51°35′48″N 3°38′34″W / 51.5967°N 3.6428°W |
| Grid reference | SS863899 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GMG |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 17,836 |
| 2012/13 |
19,152 |
| 2013/14 |
26,292 |
| 2014/15 |
 14,810 |
| 2015/16 |
12,796 |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| 28 September 1992 | Opened as Garth |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Garth (Mid Glamorgan) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Garth (Mid Glamorgan) railway station is a railway station serving the village of Garth, Bridgend, Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. The station is known as Garth (Mid Glamorgan) in order to differentiate it from Garth (Powys).
It replaced a previous station, south of the current location, which was known as 'Troedyrhiw Garth', which closed in 1970. When the current station opened with the restoration of passenger services in 1992 by British Rail, there was much local debate whether to call the station 'Troedyrhiw Garth' once more because of the potential confusion with Garth Railway Station on the Heart of Wales Line in Powys. Upon opening on 28 September 1992 the new station was named simply Garth.
Passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines commuter rail network.
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