Treforest Estate railway station
Location | Ton-Teg, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales |
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Coordinates | 51°34′05″N 3°17′24″W / 51.56806°N 3.29000°WCoordinates: 51°34′05″N 3°17′24″W / 51.56806°N 3.29000°W |
Grid reference | ST106862 |
Managed by | Transport for Wales |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | TRE |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Opened | 5 January 1942 |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 92,672 |
2017/18 | 83,696 |
2018/19 | 78,750 |
2019/20 | 70,170 |
2020/21 | 7,804 |
Location | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Treforest Estate railway station (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[]
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[]
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[]
Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Cardiff Central via Cardiff Queen Street, continuing to Barry Island and Bridgend via Llantwit Major in an alternating fashion.[3] There is a half-hourly service northbound to Merthyr Tydfil via Pontypridd. There is no Sunday service.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Taffs Well | Transport for Wales Merthyr Line |
Treforest |
References[]
External links[]
Media related to Treforest Estate railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Treforest Estate railway station from National Rail
- Railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1942
- Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail
- 1942 establishments in Wales
- Wales railway station stubs