Maesteg railway station
Maesteg 
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| Location | |
| Place | Maesteg |
| Local authority | Bridgend |
| Coordinates | 51°36′35″N 3°39′17″W / 51.6096°N 3.6547°WCoordinates: 51°36′35″N 3°39′17″W / 51.6096°N 3.6547°W |
| Grid reference | SS855913 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MST |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.191 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.171 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.219 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.188 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.185 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1992 |
| 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. |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Maesteg from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Maesteg railway station is one of two railway stations that serve 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.
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 station (first opened in 1861), which closed with the withdrawal of passenger services in July 1970. Mineral traffic had continued to several collieries in the areas until November 1985 (with the route remaining open past Llynfi North Junction as far north as Nantyffyllon to serve the NCB Maesteg Central Washery as well as the three pits) but the closure of the last remaining mine at St John's and the washery saw the line fall into disuse. 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.
The general service pattern is one train per hour to Cardiff Central via Bridgend, with most trains extended to Cheltenham Spa via Newport, Chepstow, Lydney and Gloucester.
Passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
There are two long-distance daily services to Maesteg. One of these starts at Chester, and the other runs from Holyhead.
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