Treorchy railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°39′27″N 3°30′22″W / 51.6575°N 3.5061°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SS959964 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TRY[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 27 September 1869 | Opened as Treorky | ||||
| 3 March 1884 | Resited | ||||
| 1892 or 1904 | Renamed to Treorchy | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 20,242 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 77,888 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 83,404 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 60,916 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.125 million | ||||
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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, between Ynyswen and Ton Pentre, 22 miles 2 chains (35.4 km) from Cardiff Docks (Bute Town).[2]
History
The first station in the town opened as Treorky on 27 September 1869[3] 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 either 1892[3] or 1904.[4][5][6] It was subsequently taken over by the Great Western Railway as part of the Railways Act 1921.[7][8] The line through the station was reduced to single track on 6 January 1972.[6]
Accidents and incidents
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.[9]
Location and facilities
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 a help point, a ticket machine, and a free car park.[10][11]
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 | 153,789 | 80,757 | 65,784 | 90,115 | 159,050 | 189,884 | 218,766 | 64,980 | 67,498 | 76,870 | 74,438 | 77,848 | 70,864 | 186,526 | 169,948 | 151,064 | 132,890 | 20,242 | 77,888 | 83,404 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
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.[13] 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.[14]
The Rhondda line was electrified in 2024. This allows faster journeys from Cardiff to Treorchy, encouraging the local economy.[15]
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 to Treherbert, calling at all local stations, until February 2024.[16] Rail services resumed at the station from 26 February 2024 following completion of the majority of the infrastructure works.[17]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ton Pentre | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line |
Ynyswen | ||
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. 456.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 234.
- ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
- ^ a b "Taff Vale Railway (and related lines)". Welsh Railways Research Centre. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Seward, Alun; Swidenbank, David (15 April 2010). Rhondda Through Time. Amberley. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-445-63046-5.
- ^ Grant, Donald (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 553. ISBN 978-1-788-03768-6.
- ^ Jack, Malvern (29 January 2007). "Train kills boy listening to MP3". The Times. p. 20. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Treorchy". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Treorchy Station | Train Times | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- ^ "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Secrets of 'Britain's best high street': what the rest of us can learn from a small town in the Rhondda". The Daily Telegraph. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11
- ^ Johnson, Thomas (26 February 2024). "Treherbert Line reopens to passenger traffic after nine month transformation". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
Bibliography
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- 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 Treorchy railway station from National Rail