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| General information | |||||
| Location | Merthyr Vale,Merthyr Tydfil Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°41′12″N3°20′13″W / 51.6866°N 3.3370°W /51.6866; -3.3370 | ||||
| Grid reference | ST076995 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | MEV | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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| 1 June 1883 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  44,218 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 7,932 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  31,002 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 40,706 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 44,080 | ||||
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Merthyr Vale railway station serves the villages ofMerthyr Vale andAberfan inMerthyr Tydfil,Wales. It is located on the Merthyr branch of theMerthyr Line. Passenger services are provided byTransport for Wales.
The station was first opened by theTaff Vale Railway in 1883.[1] It is shown briefly inRichard Fleischer's 1971 film10 Rillington Place, starringRichard Attenborough andJohn Hurt. WhenTimothy Evans (Hurt) returns to Wales, he is seen walking from the station.
Since 2008, the station has had a passing loop installed which allowed a half-hourly service to be introduced on the branch from the May 2009 timetable change.[2] Previously, until 1991, a loop had existed at Black Lion Crossing, a short distance to the south,[3] which also controlled the siding connections into Merthyr Vale Colliery.[4]
The station has a basic half-hourly service in each direction (Mon-Sat): northbound toMerthyr Tydfil and southbound toPontypridd,Radyr, andCardiff Central. On Sunday, there is an hourly service each way to Merthyr and Cardiff Central.[5]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Quakers Yard | Transport for Wales Merthyr branch | Troed-y-rhiw | ||
