Treforest Estate railway station

Treforest Estate railway station (Welsh: Ystad Trefforest) is a small railway station in Treforest, near Cardiff, built to serve the workers and visitors of Treforest Industrial Estate. It is located on the Merthyr Line, 8.7 miles (14 km) north-west of Cardiff Central.

Treforest Estate
Welsh: Ystad Trefforest
Location
Place	Ton-Teg
Local authority	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates	51°34′05″N 3°17′24″W
Grid reference	ST106862
Operations
Station code	TRE
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	119,656
2015/16	113,720
2016/17	92,672
2017/18	83,696
2018/19	78,750
History
Key dates	Opened 5 January 1942 (5 January 1942)
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Treforest Estate from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. The station is built around a central island platform, which is accessible from a subway.

History

It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1942.[1]

In the spring of 2016 new shelters were installed on the platform ahead of the South Wales Metro project.

Future

The station is to be relocated by December 2025 as part of the South Wales Metro and has been included in the Wales & Borders franchise.[2] This is to improve safety and convenience.

Services

Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Cardiff Central via Cardiff Queen Street, continuing to Barry Island and Bridgend via Llantwit Major in an alternating fashion.[3] There is a half-hourly service northbound to Merthyr Tydfil via Pontypridd. There is no Sunday service.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Taffs Well		Transport for Wales Merthyr Line		Treforest

References

1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.
3. GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)

External links

• Train times and station information for Treforest Estate railway station from National Rail