Ynyswen railway station
The station, before modernisation, in 2017 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ynyswen, Rhondda Cynon Taff Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°39′54″N 3°31′17″W / 51.6650°N 3.5215°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SS948973 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | YNW[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 29 September 1986 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 1,706 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 10,898 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 13,398 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 5,288 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 2,538 | ||||
| |||||
| |||||
Ynyswen railway station (ⓘ) is a railway station serving the village of Ynyswen in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Treherbert and Treorchy, 22 miles 70 chains (36.8 km) from Cardiff Docks (Bute Town).[2]
History
The line through the current station opened in 1856 and passenger services started in 1863.[3] The station was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway on 29 September 1986.[4][5]
Facilities
The station has only basic facilities, including a dot matrix departure board, seating area and a ticket machine. There is step-free access by a ramp from the adjacent road. The station does not have a help point.[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 | 24,932 | 8,162 | 6,535 | 9,101 | 8,588 | 12,918 | 12,858 | 7,754 | 7,524 | 9,782 | 9,730 | 10,064 | 9,376 | 13,346 | 12,766 | 10,940 | 11,210 | 1,706 | 10,898 | 13,398 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
Mondays to Saturdays there is a service every 30 minutes to Treherbert and to Cardiff Central during the day, dropping to hourly after 8pm. On Sundays there is a two hourly service in each direction, with through trains to Barry Island.[8]
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.[9]
The service from this station was suspended from Summer 2023, due to major route upgrade work being carried out at multiple locations as part of the Valley Lines electrification scheme. The work included upgrading the station with a second platform and an accessible footbridge.[10] A replacement bus service was in operation from to Pontypridd and Treherbert, calling at all local stations, until February 2024.[11] Rail services resumed from the station following the timetable change on 14 December 2025.[12]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treorchy | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line |
Treherbert | ||
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.
- ^ Chapman, Colin (2000). The Ely Valley Railway: Llantrisant – Penygraig. Usk: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-558-6.
- ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
- ^ Quick 2023, p. 500.
- ^ "Ynyswen 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.
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable 2015-16 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
- ^ "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Treherbert Line Transformation | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11
- ^ "Treherbert Line Transformation | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. 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 Ynyswen railway station from National Rail