Fernhill railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Fernhill

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Fernhill railway station, Mid-Glamorgan (geograph 7757287).jpg

| caption = Fernhill railway station in April 2024

| borough = Fernhill, Rhondda Cynon Taf

| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{Coord|51.6866|-3.3959|format=dms|display=inline,title|region:GB_type:railwaystation}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|ST036995|25|ST036995}}

| manager = Transport for Wales

| platforms = 1

| code = FER

| classification = DfT category F2

| years = 1988

| events = Opened

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 19,310}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 3,268}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 15,126}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 19,490}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{decrease}} 16,982}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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|mapframe-zoom = 13

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Fernhill railway station serves 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.

History

The station, along with the line to Aberdare, was opened by British Rail in 1988.

Services

There is a half-hourly service in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays: northbound to {{rws|Aberdare}} and southbound to {{rws|Cardiff Central}} and {{rws|Merthyr Tydfil}}. This drops to hourly in the evenings.{{Cite web |title=Timetables |work=Transport for Wales |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=15 November 2024 |url=https://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables}}

On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Aberdare and Cardiff Central. The increase in the Sunday service frequency is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017; the extra services began in April 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://arrivatrainswales-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/extra-sunday-aberdare-services-confirmed-after-successful-trial |title=Extra Sunday Aberdare services confirmed after successful pilot |access-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428182030/https://arrivatrainswales-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/extra-sunday-aberdare-services-confirmed-after-successful-trial |archive-date=28 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}

{{rail line|previous=Mountain Ash |route=Transport for Wales
Aberdare Branch |next=Cwmbach |col={{KAW colour}} |lightcol={{CV colour|Merthyr}} }}

References

External links

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Category:Railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Category:DfT Category F2 stations

Category:Railway stations opened by British Rail

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1988

Category:Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail

Category:Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf