Treorchy railway station

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.

Treorchy Welsh: Treorci
Location	Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51°39′27″N 3°30′22″W
Grid reference	SS959964
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	TRY
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	1884
Passengers
2015/16	70,864
2016/17	186,526
2017/18	169,948
2018/19	151,064
2019/20	132,890
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The first station in the town opened as Treorky on 7 January 1863 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 1904.[1][2][3] It was subsequently taken over by the Great Western Railway as part of the Railways Act 1921.[4][5] In 1948, it became part of British Railways Western Region. The line through the station was reduced to single track on 6 January 1972.[3]

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 help point, and a free car park.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

The Rhondda line is planned to be electrified. This would allow journeys from Cardiff to Treorchy to be reduced to 40 minutes, which would help boost the local economy.[9]

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.[10]

References

1. Butt 1995, p. 234.
2. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
3. "Taff Vale Railway (and related lines)". Welsh Railways Research Centre. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
4. Seward, Alun; Swidenbank, David. Rhondda Through Time. Amberley. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-445-63046-5.
5. Grant, Donald (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 553. ISBN 978-1-788-03768-6.
6. "Treorchy". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
7. Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016
8. "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
9. "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.
10. Jack, Malvern (29 January 2007). "Train kills boy listening to MP3". The Times. p. 20. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

External links

• Train times and station information for Treorchy railway station from National Rail