Penrhiwceiber railway station

51°40′13″N 3°21′36″W / 51.6702°N 3.3601°W / 51.6702; -3.3601Grid referenceST060977Managed byTransport for WalesPlatforms1Other informationStation codePERClassificationDfT category F2Passengers2018/19 42,5562019/20 39,4922020/21 7,9602021/22 26,1402022/23 31,918 LocationNotes

Penrhiwceiber railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf Reilffordd Penrhiwceibr) serves the village of Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line between the town of Mountain Ash and the village of Abercynon. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

History

A station at this location was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway on 1 June 1883, and was originally named Penrhiwceiber; it was renamed Penrhiwceiber Low Level by the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1924. It was closed by the Western Region of British Railways on 16 March 1964 and a new station, named Penrhiwceiber, provided for reopening of the branch to passengers on 3 October 1988.^[1][2][3]

Services

The station has a basic half-hourly service in each direction (Mon-Sat), northbound to Aberdare and southbound to Pontypridd, Radyr, Cardiff Central and Barry Island. In the evenings the service drops to hourly.

On Sundays there is a general 2-hourly service to Barry Island with an hourly service in the morning and in the late afternoon. This is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017. The extra services began in April 2018.^[4]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Abercynon		Transport for Wales Aberdare Branch		Mountain Ash

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