Cwmbach railway station explained

Cwmbach
Native Name:cy|Cwm-bach
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Cwmbach, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Country:Wales
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Transport for Wales
Platforms:1
Code:CMH
Classification:DfT category F2
Years:1914
Events:Opened
Years1:13 June 1964
Events1:Closed
Years2:3 October 1988
Events2:Reopened
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Cwmbach railway station serves the village of Cwmbach in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr line branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

History

The first station on this site was a halt opened by the Great Western Railway in 1914. It closed with the line in 1964.

The present station, along with the line to Aberdare, was reopened by British Rail in 1988.

During 2005, construction work was carried out to double the platform length. This now allows four-carriage trains to stop at the station.

Services

There is a half-hourly service in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays: northbound to and southbound to and . This drops to hourly in the evenings.[1]

On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Aberdare and Cardiff Central. The increase in the Sunday service frequency is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017; the extra services began in April 2018.[2]

DB Cargo UK operates coal trains to Tower Colliery, which pass through the station on weekdays and on some Saturdays. Freightliner also operates an irregular stone service to Tower.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timetables . Transport for Wales . 2 June 2024 . 15 November 2024 .
  2. Web site: Extra Sunday Aberdare services confirmed after successful pilot . 28 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180428182030/https://arrivatrainswales-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/extra-sunday-aberdare-services-confirmed-after-successful-trial . 28 April 2018 . dead .