Tonypandy railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°37′12″N 3°26′57″W / 51.6200°N 3.4492°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SS997922 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TNP[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 1908 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 15,962 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 61,340 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 78,860 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 42,802 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.112 million | ||||
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Tonypandy railway station is a railway station serving the town of Tonypandy in south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Llywynypia and Dinas Rhondda, 18 miles 3 chains (29.0 km) from Cardiff Docks (Bute Town).[2]
History
The original Pandy station was opened in 1841 by the Taff Vale Railway, and was situated opposite Walter Coffin's Dinas Middle Colliery. The station was closed in 1886 and later demolished, to be replaced by Dinas Station, built about 200 yards to the north. The original station, then known as Trealaw and Tonypandy, was built of red bricks and opened on 9 March 1908.[3] It was opposite the entrance to Foundry Road at the centre of two bridges (one of which crossed the river to Tonypandy and the other which crossed the railway lines to Judges’ Hall and to Trealaw).[4][5] One year later the name was changed to Tonypandy and Trealaw, and then to its current name on 7 May 1973.[3]
Location
The station is accessible via a ramp from Trealaw Road[6] and via a footpath over the Rhondda River from Bridge Street.[7] The station is noted for having poor connectivity within the town and to the local bus station.[7]
Facilities
The station has a dot matrix departure screen, a ticket machine, and a waiting area. There is no help point, nor any cycle spaces.[6]
Passenger volume
| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 143,240 | 83,745 | 71,578 | 84,926 | 78,305 | 82,566 | 94,942 | 77,796 | 79,600 | 88,770 | 79,290 | 82,396 | 82,036 | 114,840 | 110,928 | 102,630 | 93,486 | 15,962 | 61,340 | 78,860 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to Pontypridd & Cardiff Central southbound and to Treherbert northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through trains to Barry Island southbound.[9] 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.[10]
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 operated between Pontypridd and Treherbert, calling at all local stations, until February 2024.[11] Rail services resumed at the station on 26 February 2024 following completion of the majority of the infrastructure works.[12]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinas Rhondda | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line |
Llwynypia | ||
References
- ^ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 978 1909431 26 3.
- ^ a b Quick 2023, p. 453.
- ^ WalesOnline (6 March 2008). "Looking back 100 years since station's opening". Wales Online. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
- ^ a b "Tonypandy Station | Train Times | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Tonypandy Town Centre: Town Centre Strategy" (PDF). rctcbc.moderngov.co.uk. The Urbanists. June 2025. p. 32. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130
- ^ "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Metro service changes | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ Johnson, Thomas (26 February 2024). "Treherbert Line reopens to passenger traffic after nine month transformation". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
Bibliography
- Quick, Michael (2023). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
External links
- Train times and station information for Tonypandy railway station from National Rail