Abercynon North railway station

Abercynon North railway station was one of two railway stations - North and South - serving the village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It was located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line 15¼ miles (24 km) north of Cardiff Central. Passenger services were provided by Arriva Trains Wales.

Abercynon North

Welsh: Gogledd Abercynon
General information
LocationAbercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Wales
Coordinates 51.6452°N 3.3277°W / 51.6452; -3.3277
Grid referenceST082948
Line(s)Merthyr Line
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBritish Rail
Key dates
3 October 1988Station opens
2008Station closed - Services moved to Abercynon
Passengers
2004/050.112 million
2005/060.114 million
2006/070.123 million
2007/080.128 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by the British Railways Board on 3 October 1988.[1] It was constructed to allow the Aberdare line to serve Abercynon village, as the track layout in use at the time at the original station did not allow Aberdare services to call there.

In November 2007 a proposal was submitted by the Welsh Assembly Government to discontinue all services provided at this station. From a date "no sooner than 1st May 2008" as the notice runs, all services were to be transferred to Abercynon South, which will be rebuilt to accommodate all services serving both stations.

At the end of May 2008 the island platform was reinstated at Abercynon South and the North station closed.

Services

Autumn 2007

Abercynon North was served by a train every 30 minutes in each direction, weekday daytimes, calling at almost all stations between Aberdare and Barry Island via Llandaf.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pontypridd   Arriva Trains Wales
Merthyr Line
   Penrhiwceiber

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 11. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


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