Treorchy railway station is a railway station serving the town of Treorchy and village of Cwmparc in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.

Treorchy Welsh: Treorci
General information
Location	Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51°39′27″N 3°30′22″W
Grid reference	SS959964
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	TRY
Classification	DfT category F1
Key dates
27 Sept. 1869	first station opened
3 March 1884	resited
Passengers
2016/17	186,526
2017/18	169,948
2018/19	151,064
2019/20	132,890
2020/21	20,242
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The first station in the town opened as Treorky on 27 September 1869[1] by the Taff Vale Railway, though the line had existed since 1849. It moved to its current site in 1884, and was renamed to Treorchy in 1904.[2][3][4] It was subsequently taken over by the Great Western Railway as part of the Railways Act 1921.[5][6] In 1948, it became part of British Railways Western Region. The line through the station was reduced to single track on 6 January 1972.[4]

Location and facilities

The station is on the western side of the town, on the road to the village of Cwmparc. There is a single platform, a shelter with seating and help point, and a free car park.[7]

Services

Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central Southbound and to Treherbert Northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays.[8] In 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 local AM Leanne Wood and the success of extra Sunday services on the Merthyr Line and the Rhymney Line.[9]

The Rhondda line is planned to be electrified. This would allow journeys from Cardiff to Treorchy to be reduced to 40 minutes, which would help boost the local economy.[10]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ton Pentre		Transport for Wales Rhondda Line		Ynyswen

Incidents

In January 2007, a boy was killed by an oncoming train at the station, because he was listening to an MP3 player with headphones and did not hear it approaching.[11]

References

Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

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• Train times and station information for Treorchy railway station from National Rail