Treforest Estate railway station
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 Treforest Estate entrance seen in December 2024 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ton-Teg, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°34′05″N 3°17′24″W / 51.56806°N 3.29000°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST106862 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | TRE | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 5 January 1942 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  70,170 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 7,804 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  37,666 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 46,480 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 53,136 | ||||
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Treforest Estate railway station (also Trefforest Estate, Welsh: Ystad Trefforest) is a small railway station in Treforest, near Cardiff, built to serve the workers and visitors of Treforest Industrial Estate. It is located on the Merthyr Line, 8.7 miles (14 km) north-west of Cardiff Central.
Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. The station is built around a central island platform, which is accessible from a subway.
History
[edit]It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1942.[1]
In the spring of 2016 new shelters were installed on the platform ahead of the South Wales Metro project.
Future
[edit]The station is to be relocated by December 2025 as part of the South Wales Metro and has been included in the Wales & Borders franchise.[2] This is to improve safety and convenience.
Services
[edit]Mondays to Saturdays, there are 8 trains per hour southbound towards Cardiff Queen Street, with 2 continuing to Cardiff Bay and 6 continuing to Cardiff Central. 4 of those 6 loop around the City Line back to Radyr and onwards again to Pontypridd.There are 8 trains per hour towards Pontypridd with two terminating at Pontypridd, 2 to Aberdare, 2 to Merthyr Tydfil and 2 to Treherbert. Sundays see 4tph to Cardiff Central and 1tph to Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil and Treherbert with 1 terminating at Pontypridd. [3]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Taffs Well | Transport for Wales Merthyr Line |
Treforest | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.
- ^ "What's Happening in South East Wales | Transport for Wales". Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ https://tfw.wales/sites/default/files/2024-11/13_Treherbert-Aberdare-Merthyr-Tydfil-Cardiff-Central_December-2024_V1.pdf
External links
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Media related to Treforest Estate railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Treforest Estate railway station from National Rail
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