Ynyswen railway station

Ynyswen railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ynyswen in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.

Ynyswen
Welsh: Ynys-wen
Location
PlaceYnyswen
Local authorityRhondda Cynon Taff
Coordinates51°39′54″N 3°31′17″W
Grid referenceSS948973
Operations
Station codeYNW
Managed byTransport for Wales
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 10,064
2015/16 9,376
2016/17 13,346
2017/18 12,766
2018/19 11,600
History
Key datesOpened 1986 (1986)
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ynyswen from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

It was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway in 1986.[1]

Service

Mondays to Saturdays there is a service every 30 minutes to Treherbert and to Cardiff Central during the day, dropping to hourly after 8pm. On Sundays there is a two hourly service in each direction, with through trains 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
Treorchy   Transport for Wales
Rhondda Line
   Treherbert

References
  1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
  2. GB National Rail Timetable 2015-16 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
  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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