Trehafod railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Trehafod, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°36′36″N 3°22′50″W / 51.6101°N 3.3806°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST045910 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TRH[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Taff Vale Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Taff Vale Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 4 February 1861 | First Station opened as Havod | ||||
| November 1890 | Renamed Hafod | ||||
| 17 October 1892 | resited | ||||
| 1 January 1905 | Renamed Trehafod | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 7,048 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 21,334 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 26,982 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 14,144 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 38,404 | ||||
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Trehafod railway station is a railway station serving the township of Trehafod in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Pontypridd and Porth, 17 miles 41 chains (28.2 km) from Cardiff Docks (Bute Town).[2]
History
The first station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway on 30 August 1861, and was originally named Havod.[3] The Welsh spelling Hafod was adopted in November 1890. It was resited on 17 October 1892,[4][5] and altered to Trehafod on 1 January 1905.[6]
On 18 July 1889, the Barry Railway opened their main line between Hafod Junction and their new docks at Barry and immediately began carrying coal from the Rhondda pits along the new line.[7] The route was not served by passenger trains until 16 March 1896, the new service running between Porth and Barry via Hafod and the Barry Railway's newly opened station at Pontypridd.[8]
Passenger services along the Barry route were diverted via the former Taff Vale station at Pontypridd from 10 July 1930, but coal trains to Barry Docks continued to use the ex-Barry Railway route until June 1951 when they were diverted via Radyr.[9]
Facilities
The station has a ticket machine, a car park and bicycle spaces, waiting shelters and dot matrix departure screens. Access is via a subway and steps, although a ramp provides step-free access to the southbound platform.[10]
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 | 29,847 | 27,769 | 25,483 | 28,761 | 27,270 | 29,156 | 29,348 | 31,498 | 33,290 | 31,874 | 31,092 | 31,704 | 34,318 | 37,312 | 38,416 | 38,010 | 34,660 | 7,048 | 21,334 | 26,982 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly daytime service to Cardiff Central southbound and to Treherbert northbound, dropping to hourly in the evening. There is a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with southbound trains running through to Barry Island.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14] Rail services resumed at the station on 26 February 2024 following completion of the majority of the infrastructure works.[15]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontypridd | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line |
Porth | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Pontypridd Graig Line and station closed |
Barry Railway Porth–Barry |
Porth Line and station open | ||
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. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978 1909431 26 3.
- ^ Quick 2023, p. 224.
- ^ Quick 2023, p. 456.
- ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 115, 111, 234. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Barrie 1983, pp. 165–166.
- ^ Barrie 1983, p. 171.
- ^ Barrie 1983, p. 207.
- ^ "Trehafod Station | Train Times | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
- ^ "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
- Barrie, D S M (1983). The Barry Railway. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-236-6.
- 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 Trehafod railway station from National Rail