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Railway station in Cardiff, Wales

Treforest Estate
Welsh: Ystad TrefforestNational Rail
Treforest Estate entrance seen in December 2024
General information
LocationTon-Teg, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates51°34′05″N 3°17′24″W / 51.56806°N 3.29000°W / 51.56806; -3.29000
Grid referenceST106862
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTRE
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened5 January 1942
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 70,170
2020/21Decrease 7,804
2021/22Increase 37,666
2022/23Increase 46,480
2023/24Increase 53,136
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Treforest Estate railway station (also Trefforest Estate, Welsh: Ystad Trefforest) is a small railway station in Treforest, near Cardiff, built to serve the workers and visitors of Treforest Industrial Estate. It is located on the Merthyr Line, 8.7 miles (14 km) north-west of Cardiff Central.

Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. The station is built around a central island platform, which is accessible from a subway.

History

It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1942.

In the spring of 2016 new shelters were installed on the platform ahead of the South Wales Metro project.

Future

The station is to be relocated by December 2025 as part of the South Wales Metro and has been included in the Wales & Borders franchise. This is to improve safety and convenience.

Services

Mondays to Saturdays, there are 8 trains per hour southbound towards Cardiff Queen Street, with 2 continuing to Cardiff Bay and 6 continuing to Cardiff Central. 4 of those 6 loop around the City Line back to Radyr and onwards again to Pontypridd.There are 8 trains per hour towards Pontypridd with two terminating at Pontypridd, 2 to Aberdare, 2 to Merthyr Tydfil and 2 to Treherbert. Sundays see 4tph to Cardiff Central and 1tph to Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil and Treherbert with 1 terminating at Pontypridd.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Taffs Well   Transport for Wales
Merthyr Line 		  Treforest

References

  1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.
  2. "What's Happening in South East Wales | Transport for Wales". Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. https://tfw.wales/sites/default/files/2024-11/13_Treherbert-Aberdare-Merthyr-Tydfil-Cardiff-Central_December-2024_V1.pdf

External links

Media related to Treforest Estate railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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