Treherbert railway station
Encyclopedia
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
37 km (23 mi) north west of Cardiff Central
.
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.
Treherbert
Treherbert is a village and community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Treherbert is a former industrial coal mining village which was at its economic peak between 1850 and 1920...
in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line
Rhondda Line
The Rhondda Line is a commuter railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Treherbert. The line follows the Merthyr Line as far as Pontypridd, where it then diverges to continue along the Rhondda Valley.The places served by the line are listed below:...
37 km (23 mi) north west of Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central railway station
Cardiff Central railway station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, Wales.It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the tenth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London , based on 2007/08...
.
It was first opened on this site by the Taff Vale Railway
Taff Vale Railway
The Taff Vale Railway is a railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, and is one of the oldest in Wales. It operated as an independent company from 1836 until 1922, when it became a constituent company of the Great Western Railway...
in 1901, and was the connecting point of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway connected the coal mines of the Rhondda Valley to the Swansea Bay ports.Connecting with the Taff Vale Railway at Treherbert, it had branches to Aberavon and Port Talbot docks. It was later extended to Swansea and a branch to Neath was added, bringing the total...
with the collieries of the Rhondda Fawr.
Mondays - Fridays
- Arriva Trains Wales service from Cardiff Central every half an hour; Class 142, 143 or 150 units run this service.
Saturdays
- Arriva Trains Wales service from Cardiff Central every half hour; Class 142, 143,and 150 units run this service.
Sundays
- Arriva Trains Wales service from Cardiff Central every two hours; Class 142,143 and 150 units run this service.