Fernhill railway station

Fernhill
Fernhill railway station in March 2019
Location	Fernhill, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51°41′12″N 3°23′45″W / 51.6866°N 3.3959°W / 51.6866; -3.3959Coordinates: 51°41′12″N 3°23′45″W / 51.6866°N 3.3959°W / 51.6866; -3.3959
Grid reference	ST036995
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	FER
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
1988	Opened
Passengers
2016/17	24,520
2017/18	26,148
2018/19	23,106
2019/20	19,310
2020/21	3,268
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Fernhill railway station is a railway station serving the village of Fernhill in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

Services[]

There is a half-hourly service in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays, northbound to Aberdare and southbound to Cardiff Central and Barry Island. This drops to hourly in the evenings.

On Sundays there is a general 2-hourly service to Barry Island with an hourly service in the morning and in the late afternoon. This is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017. The extra services began in April 2018.^[1]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Mountain Ash		Transport for Wales Aberdare Branch		Cwmbach

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