Ton Pentre railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ton Pentre in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.
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| Location | Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°38′52″N 3°29′11″W / 51.6478°N 3.4863°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SS972953 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | TPN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Taff Vale Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Taff Vale Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 4 February 1861 | Opened as Ystrad | ||||
| December 1930 | Renamed Ystrad (Rhondda) | ||||
| 29 September 1986 | Renamed Ton Pentre | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  66,868 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 13,024 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  45,346 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 53,622 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 36,352 | ||||
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History
editThe station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) on 4 February 1861.[1] The TVR amalgamated with the Great Western Railway at the start of 1922, and the GWR renamed the station Ystrad (Rhondda) in December 1930.[1] On 29 September 1986, the station was renamed Ton Pentre,[2] when new station buildings were opened.
Services
editMonday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central southbound and to Treherbert northbound. There is an hourly service in the late evening and a two-hourly service in each direction on Sundays.[3] 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.[4]
The service from this station is currently (summer 2023) suspended, due to major route upgrade work being carried out at multiple locations as part of the Valley Lines electrification scheme. A replacement bus service is in operation from here to Pontypridd and to Treherbert, calling at all local stations until February 2024[5]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Ystrad Rhondda | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line |
Treorchy | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 258. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 258, 231
- ^ Table 69 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- ^ "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11
External links
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- Train times and station information for Ton Pentre railway station from National Rail
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