Treorchy_railway_station
Treorchy railway station
Railway station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
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.
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| 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 | ||||
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| 27 Sept. 1869 | first station opened | ||||
| 3 March 1884 | resited | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  151,064 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 132,890 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 20,242 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  77,888 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 83,404 | ||||
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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]
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]
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]
The service from this station is currently (summer 2023) suspended, due to major route upgrade work being carried out at multiple locations as part of the Valley Lines electrification scheme. A replacement bus service is in operation from here to Pontypridd and to Treherbert, calling at all local stations until February 2024[11] Rail service will resume to the station on and from 26 February 2024 following completion of the majority of the infrastructure works.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Ton Pentre | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line |
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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.[12]
- Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 445
- Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
- "Taff Vale Railway (and related lines)". Welsh Railways Research Centre. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- Seward, Alun; Swidenbank, David (15 April 2010). Rhondda Through Time. Amberley. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-445-63046-5.
- Grant, Donald (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 553. ISBN 978-1-788-03768-6.
- "Treorchy". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Secrets of 'Britain's best high street': what the rest of us can learn from a small town in the Rhondda". The Daily Telegraph. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11
- Jack, Malvern (29 January 2007). "Train kills boy listening to MP3". The Times. p. 20. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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.
- Train times and station information for Treorchy railway station from National Rail