Ystrad Rhondda railway station
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Ystrad Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving Ystrad in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line. Alphabetically, it is the last station in the UK with the first being Abbey Wood station in southeast London.
History
It was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway in 1986[1] and is the location of the only passing loop on the section of route north of Porth, which had previously been singled by British Rail in stages between 1972 and 1981. The loop points though work automatically, with the token machines for the two single line sections operated by the train crew under the remote supervision of the signalling centre at Template:Rws.
Services
Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to Template:Rws & Cardiff Central southbound and to Treherbert northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through trains southbound to Template:Rws.[2] On 20 July 2018, previous franchise operator Arriva Trains Wales announced a trial period of extra Sunday services on the Rhondda Line to Cardiff and Barry Island. This was in response to a survey by Leanne Wood and the success of extra Sunday services on the Merthyr Line and the Rhymney Line.[3]
The service from this station is currently (summer 2023) suspended, due to major route upgrade work being carried out at multiple locations as part of the Valley Lines electrification scheme. A replacement bus service is in operation from here to Pontypridd and to Treherbert every 30 minutes, calling at all local stations until February 2024[4]
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Llwynypia | style="background:#Template:KAW colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line |
style="background:#Template:KAW colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Ton Pentre |
References
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- ↑ South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11
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External links
- Train times and station information for Ystrad Rhondda railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf
- DfT Category F1 stations
- Railway stations opened by British Rail
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1986
- Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail