Ton Pentre railway station

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.

Ton Pentre
National Rail
General information
LocationTon Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates51.6478°N 3.4863°W / 51.6478; -3.4863
Grid referenceSS972953
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeTPN
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Pre-groupingTaff Vale Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 February 1861 (1861-02-04)Opened as Ystrad
December 1930Renamed Ystrad (Rhondda)
29 September 1986Renamed Ton Pentre
Passengers
2017/18Increase 79,880
2018/19Decrease 68,608
2019/20Decrease 66,868
2020/21Decrease 13,024
2021/22Increase 45,346
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The 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

Monday-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 National Rail Following station
Ystrad Rhondda   Transport for Wales
Rhondda Line
   Treorchy

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 258. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. Butt 1995, pp. 258, 231
  3. Table 69 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  4. "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11
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