Treforest Estate railway station
Treforest Estate  | |
|---|---|
| Welsh: Ystad Trefforest | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Ton-Teg |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Grid reference | ST106862 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TRE |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.120 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.112 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.125 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.139 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.125 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.122 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.116 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.104 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.108 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.114 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.120 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 5 January 1942 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Treforest Estate from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Treforest Estate railway station 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 Arriva Trains Wales. The station is built around a central island platform, which is accessible from a subway.
It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1942.[1]
In the spring of 2016 new shelters were installed on the platform ahead of the South Wales Metro project.
Services
Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Cardiff Central via Cardiff Queen Street, continuing to Barry Island and Bridgend via Rhoose Cardiff International Airport in an alternating fashion.[2] There is a half-hourly service northbound to Merthyr Tydfil via Pontypridd. There is no Sunday service.
References
- ↑ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.
- ↑ GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
External links
- Train times and station information for Treforest Estate railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taffs Well | Arriva Trains Wales Merthyr Line |
Treforest | ||
Coordinates: 51°34′05″N 3°17′24″W / 51.56806°N 3.29000°W