Ystrad Rhondda railway station

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

{{Infobox station

| name = Ystrad Rhondda

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Ystrad Rhondda railway station, Rhondda Cynon Taf (geograph 7772657).jpg

| caption = Ystrad Rhondda station in April 2024

| borough = Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taf

| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{Coord|51.6436|-3.4668|format=dms|display=inline,title|region:GB_type:railwaystation}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SS986948|25|SS986948}}

| manager = Transport for Wales

| platforms = 2

| code = YSR

| classification = DfT category F1

| opened = 1986

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 45,044}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 9,320}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 34,096}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 41,016}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{decrease}} 18,826}}

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

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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

File:Ystrad Rhondda Valley view from a DMU geograph-3003100-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

It was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway in 1986{{cite book|author=Hutton, John|title=The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2|publisher=Silver Link|year=2006 | ISBN=978-1-85794-250-7 }} and is the location of the only passing loop on the section of route north of {{stnlnk|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 {{rws|Radyr}}.

Services

Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to {{rws|Pontypridd}} & {{Stnlnk|Cardiff Central}} southbound and to {{Stnlnk|Treherbert}} northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through trains southbound to {{rws|Barry Island}}.GB eNRT 2015-16, Edition, Table 130 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.{{Cite web |url=https://arrivatrainswales-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/extra-sunday-services-between-treherbert-and-barry-island-for-the-summer |title=Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island |access-date=17 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722125917/https://arrivatrainswales-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/extra-sunday-services-between-treherbert-and-barry-island-for-the-summer |archive-date=22 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}

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[https://tfw.wales/projects/metro/service-changes South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)]Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11

{{rail line |previous={{Stnlnk|Llwynypia}} |route=Transport for Wales
Rhondda Line |next={{Stnlnk|Ton Pentre}}|col={{KAW colour}} |lightcol={{CV colour|Rhondda}} }}

References

External links

Category:Railway stations in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Category:DfT Category F1 stations

Category:Railway stations opened by British Rail

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1986

Category:Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail