Place Treherbert Managed by Arriva Trains Wales 2011/12 0.512 million Number of platforms 1 Station code TRB | Grid reference SS938981 DfT category F1 2012/13 0.530 million | |
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Address Treherbert, Treorchy CF42 5LA, United Kingdom Similar Rhymney railway station, Coryton railway station - C, Fernhill railway station, Pontlottyn railway station, Danescourt railway station | ||
Treherbert railway station is a railway station serving the village of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line 23 miles (37 km) north west of Cardiff Central.
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History
It was first opened on this site by the Taff Vale Railway in 1901, and was the connecting point of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway with the collieries of the Rhondda Fawr via a 1 mile 1683 yard tunnel (completed in 1890) which was one of the longest in South Wales. The TVR had opened its Rhondda Fawr branch from Dinas (north of Pontypridd) in 1856 (to serve the Marquess of Bute's newly opened colliery) and began running passenger trains to the town seven years later.
Services over the R&SB via Aberavon to Swansea ended in December 1962, but the route through the Rhondda Tunnel and on to Maesteg and Bridgend via a connection at Cymmer Afan (over the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway) remained open until 1968, when the tunnel was closed due to roof distortion caused by mining subsidence. A replacement bus service then operated to Cymmer until the L&O route was formally closed to passenger traffic in June 1970. The tracks northwards remained in use for mineral traffic to the collieries at Blaenrhondda until 1978, but have since been lifted.
The TVR route towards Porth was singled in stages between 1972 and 1981 (with the portion from here as far as Cwmparc signal box the first to be so treated) and today only one platform remains, though there is a run round loop still in existence north of the station (part of the old line to Cymmer Afan) and four carriage sidings for the Valley Lines DMU fleet (several of which are stabled & serviced here overnight & at weekends).
Services
The basic service pattern on the route provides a departure every 30 minutes during the day Mondays to Saturdays, dropping to hourly in the evening. Trains run to (and terminate at) Cardiff Central via Porth, Radyr and Cardiff Queen Street, serving all stations except Trefforest Estate en-route. One early morning service continues to Penarth. On Sundays, the frequency is two-hourly, but services run through to Barry Island. Services are operated using Class 142, Class 143 and Class 150 Diesel Multiple Units.