Treherbert  | |||||
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.jpg) Treherbert station in April 2024 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Treherbert,Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°40′18″N3°32′08″W / 51.6718°N 3.5356°W /51.6718; -3.5356 | ||||
| Grid reference | SS938981 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | TRB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1863 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.396 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 27,518 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  95,984 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.121 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 68,720 | ||||
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Treherbert railway station serves the village ofTreherbert inRhondda Cynon Taf,Wales. It is the northern terminus of theRhondda Line.
A station was first opened on this site by theTaff Vale Railway on 12 January 1863,[1] and was the connecting point of theRhondda and Swansea Bay Railway with the collieries of theRhondda Fawr via a 1-mile 1683 yard tunnel (completed in 1890) which was one of the longest in South Wales. The TVR had opened its Rhondda Fawr branch fromDinas (north ofPontypridd) in 1856 (to serve the Marquess of Bute's newly opened colliery)[2] and began running passenger trains to the town seven years later.
Services over the R&SB viaAberavon toSwansea ended in December 1962, but the route through theRhondda Tunnel and on toMaesteg andBridgend via a connection at Cymmer Afan (over theLlynvi and Ogmore Railway) remained open until 1968, when the tunnel was closed due to roof distortion caused by mining subsidence.[3][4] A replacement bus service then operated to Cymmer until the L&O route was formally closed to passenger traffic in June 1970. The tracks northwards remained in use for mineral traffic to the collieries atBlaenrhondda until 1978, but have since been lifted.
The TVR route towards Porth was singled in stages between 1972 and 1981 (with the portion from here as far as Cwmparc signal box the first to be so treated) and one platform removed. There is no longer a run round loop still in existence north of the station (part of the old line to Cymmer Afan). There are four carriage sidings for the Transport for Wales DMU fleet (several of which are stabled & serviced here overnight & at weekends).
The basic service pattern on the route provides a departure every 30 minutes during the day Mondays to Saturdays, dropping to hourly in the evening. Trains run to (and terminate at)Cardiff Central viaPorth,Radyr andCardiff Queen Street, serving all stations exceptTrefforest Estate en route. One early morning service continues toPenarth. On Sundays, the frequency is two-hourly, but services run through toBarry Island.[5] On 20 July 2018, previous franchise operatorArriva Trains Wales announced a trial period of extra Sunday services on theRhondda Line toCardiff andBarry Island. This was in response to a survey byLeanne Wood and the success of extra Sunday services on theMerthyr Line and theRhymney Line.[6] Services are operated usingClass 150Diesel Multiple Units.
The service from this station was suspended from April 2023 to February 2024, due to major route upgrade work being carried out at multiple locations as part of the Valley Lines electrification scheme. A replacement bus service was in operation from here to Pontypridd, calling at all local stations.[7] Rail services resumed on 26 February 2024, ahead of the introduction of new rolling stock later in the year. A second platform and passing loop was added at this time.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Ynyswen | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line | Terminus | ||
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| Ynyswen Line and station open | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway | Blaenrhondda Line and station closed | ||
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995).The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.).Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.OCLC 60251199.OL 11956311M.
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