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Treforest Estate railway station

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Place
  
Ton-Teg

Station code
  
TRE

DfT category
  
F2

Key dates
  
Opened 5 January 1942

Local authority
  
Rhondda Cynon Taf

Grid reference
  
ST106862

Managed by
  
Arriva Trains Wales

2011/12
  
0.104 million

Number of platforms
  
2

Treforest Estate railway station

Address
  
Pontypridd CF38 1SH, United Kingdom

Similar
  
Llandaf railway station, Coryton railway station - C, Danescourt railway station, Fernhill railway station, Eastbrook railway station

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.

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. There is a half-hourly service northbound to Merthyr Tydfil via Pontypridd. There is no Sunday service.

References

Treforest Estate railway station Wikipedia