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| General information | |||||
| Location | Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°38′52″N3°29′11″W / 51.6478°N 3.4863°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SS972953 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TPN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Taff Vale Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Taff Vale Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| 4 February 1861 | Opened as Ystrad | ||||
| December 1930 | Renamed Ystrad (Rhondda) | ||||
| 29 September 1986 | Renamed Ton Pentre | ||||
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| 2021/22 | |||||
| 2022/23 | |||||
| 2023/24 | |||||
| 2024/25 | |||||
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Ton Pentre railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ton Pentre in Rhondda Cynon Taf,Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.
The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) on 4 February 1861. [1] The TVR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway at the start of 1922,and the GWR renamed the station Ystrad (Rhondda) in December 1930. [1] On 29 September 1986,the station was renamed Ton Pentre, [2] when new station buildings were opened.
Monday-Saturday,there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central southbound and to Treherbert northbound. There is an hourly service in the late evening and a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays. [3] 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. [4]
The services from this station were suspended in Summer 2023,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,calling at all local stations until February 2024 [5] Rail services resumed at the station from 26 February 2024 following completion of the majority of the infrastructure works.
| Preceding station | | Following station | ||
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| Ystrad Rhondda | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line | Treorchy | ||