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Ynyswen railway station

Coordinates: 51°39′54″N 3°31′17″W / 51.6650°N 3.5215°W / 51.6650; -3.5215
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Ynyswen

Welsh: Ynys-wen
National Rail
General information
LocationYnyswen, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Wales
Coordinates51°39′54″N 3°31′17″W / 51.6650°N 3.5215°W / 51.6650; -3.5215
Grid referenceSS948973
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeYNW
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1986
Passengers
2015/16Decrease 9,376
2016/17Increase 13,346
2017/18Decrease 12,766
2018/19Decrease 10,940
2019/20Increase 11,210
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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 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.