Cwmbach railway station

Cwmbach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cwmbach in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

Cwmbach
Welsh: Cwm-bach
Location
Place	Cwmbach
Local authority	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates	51°42′04″N 3°24′52″W
Grid reference	SO023012
Operations
Station code	CMH
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	22,988
2015/16	24,606
2016/17	22,798
2017/18	27,422
2018/19	28,666
History
1914	Opened
13 June 1964	Closed
3 October 1988	Reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cwmbach from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The first station on this site was a halt opened by the Great Western Railway in 1914. It closed with the line in 1964. The present station was reopened by British Rail with Mid Glamorgan in 1988 with the line to Aberdare.

During 2005 construction work was carried out to double the platform length. This will now allow four carriage trains (DMU) to stop at the station. EWS operate coal trains to Tower Colliery. These trains pass through the station on weekdays and on some Saturdays. Freightliner also operate an irregular stone service to Tower and these trains also pass through the station. Most passenger services to Barry Island are operated by Class 142s, 143s and 150s. The Class 142s and 143s usually work in 4-car formation as do the 150s on some services. Freight that passes through the station is handled by Class 66s but Class 60s have been seen.

Services

On Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service in each direction, northbound to Aberdare and southbound to Pontypridd, Cardiff Central and Barry Island. In the evening, this 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.[1]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Fernhill		Transport for Wales Aberdare Branch		Aberdare

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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