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Treforest Estate railway station

Coordinates: 51°34′05″N 3°17′24″W / 51.56806°N 3.29000°W / 51.56806; -3.29000
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Treforest Estate

Welsh: Ystad Trefforest
National Rail
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
2018/19Decrease 78,750
2019/20Decrease 70,170
2020/21Decrease 7,804
2021/22Increase 37,666
2022/23Increase 46,480
Location
Map
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

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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.

Future

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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.[2] This is to improve safety and convenience.

Services

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Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Cardiff Central via Cardiff Queen Street, continuing to Barry Island and Bridgend via Llantwit Major in an alternating fashion.[3] There is a half-hourly service northbound to Merthyr Tydfil via Pontypridd. There is no Sunday service.

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

References

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  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. ^ GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
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