Ystrad Rhondda railway station

Ystrad Rhondda Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51°38′37″N 3°28′00″W / 51.6436°N 3.4668°W / 51.6436; -3.4668
Grid reference	SS986948
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	YSR
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	1986
Passengers
2018/19	48,906
2019/20	45,044
2020/21	9,320
2021/22	34,096
2022/23	41,016
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ystrad Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving

It was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway in 1986^[1] and is the location of the only passing loop on the section of route north of 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 Radyr.

Services

Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to

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[4]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Llwynypia		Rhondda Line		Ton Pentre

References

External links

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