Ystrad Rhondda railway station

Ystrad Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving Ystrad in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line. Alphabetically, it is the last station in the UK.

Ystrad Rhondda
Ystrad Station in June 2014
LocationYstrad, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates51°38′37″N 3°28′00″W
Grid referenceSS986948
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeYSR
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1986
Passengers
2015/16 44,600
2016/17 56,398
2017/18 52,532
2018/19 48,906
2019/20 45,044
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History
View from a DMU going up the Rhondda Valley in 1962

It was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway in 1986[1] and is the location of the only passing loop on the section of route north of Porth, which had previously been singled by British Rail in stages between 1972 and 1981. The loop points though work automatically, with the token machines for the two single line sections operated by the train crew under the remote supervision of the signalling centre at Radyr.

Services

Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to Pontypridd & Cardiff Central southbound and to Treherbert northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays, with through trains southbound to Barry Island.[2] 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.[3]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Llwynypia   Transport for Wales
Rhondda Line
   Ton Pentre

There is a dedicated rail linc bus that links with the train. It is only available to rail passengers and operates to Penrhys, Tylorstown, Ferndale and Maerdy.

References
  1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
  2. GB eNRT 2015-16, Edition, Table 130
  3. "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.


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