Ynyswen railway station (Welsh pronunciation) is a railway station serving the village of Ynyswen in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.

Ynyswen Welsh: Ynys-wen
General information
Location	Ynyswen, Rhondda Cynon Taff Wales
Coordinates	51°39′54″N 3°31′17″W
Grid reference	SS948973
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	YNW
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1986
Passengers
2016/17	13,346
2017/18	12,766
2018/19	10,940
2019/20	11,210
2020/21	1,706
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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			Following station
Treorchy		Transport for Wales Rhondda Line		Treherbert

References

External links

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