General information | |||||
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Location | Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°39′27″N3°30′22″W / 51.6575°N 3.5061°W | ||||
Grid reference | SS959964 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | TRY | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
27 Sept. 1869 | first station opened | ||||
3 March 1884 | resited | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 151,064 | ||||
2019/20 | 132,890 | ||||
2020/21 | 20,242 | ||||
2021/22 | 77,888 | ||||
2022/23 | 83,404 | ||||
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Treorchy railway station is a railway station serving the town of Treorchy and village of Cwmparc in Rhondda Cynon Taf,Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.
The first station in the town opened as Treorky on 27 September 1869 [1] by the Taff Vale Railway,though the line had existed since 1849. It moved to its current site in 1884,and was renamed to Treorchy in 1904. [2] [3] [4] It was subsequently taken over by the Great Western Railway as part of the Railways Act 1921. [5] [6] In 1948,it became part of British Railways Western Region. The line through the station was reduced to single track on 6 January 1972. [4]
The station is on the western side of the town,on the road to the village of Cwmparc. There is a single platform,a shelter with seating and help point,and a free car park. [7]
Monday-Saturday,there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central Southbound and to Treherbert Northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays. [8] In 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 local AM Leanne Wood and the success of extra Sunday services on the Merthyr Line and the Rhymney Line. [9]
The Rhondda line is planned to be electrified. This would allow journeys from Cardiff to Treorchy to be reduced to 40 minutes,which would help boost the local economy. [10]
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,calling at all local stations until February 2024 [11] Rail service will resume to the station on and from 26 February 2024 following completion of the majority of the infrastructure works.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Ton Pentre | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line | Ynyswen |
In January 2007,a boy was killed by an oncoming train at the station,because he was listening to an MP3 player with headphones and did not hear it approaching. [12]
Treorchy is a town and community in Wales. Once a mining town,it retains such characteristics. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley. Treorchy is also one of the 16 communities of the Rhondda. It includes the villages of Cwmparc and Ynyswen.
The Merthyr line is a commuter railway line in South Wales;it connects Cardiff Central with Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. The line is part of the Cardiff urban rail network,known as the Valley Lines.
The Rhondda line,also known as the Treherbert line,is a commuter railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Treherbert. The line follows the Merthyr line as far as Pontypridd,where it then diverges to continue along the Rhondda Valley.
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