Ynyswen railway station

Ynyswen railway station (Welsh pronunciation^ⓘ) is a railway station serving the village of Ynyswen in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.

Ynyswen Welsh: Ynys-wen
The station, before modernisation, in 2017
General information
Location	Ynyswen, Rhondda Cynon Taff Wales
Coordinates	51°39′54″N 3°31′17″W
Grid reference	SS948973
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	YNW
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1986
Passengers
2019/20	11,210
2020/21	1,706
2021/22	10,898
2022/23	13,398
2023/24	5,288
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway in 1986.^[1]

Service

Mondays to Saturdays there is a service every 30 minutes to Treherbert and to Cardiff Central during the day, dropping to hourly after 8pm. On Sundays there is a two hourly service in each direction, with through trains to Barry Island.^[2]

On 20 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 Leanne Wood and the success of extra Sunday services on the Merthyr Line and the Rhymney Line.^[3]

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. The ongoing work includes upgrading the station with a second platform and accessible footbridge.^[4] A replacement bus service was in operation from here to Pontypridd and to Treherbert, calling at all local stations until February 2024.^[5]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Treorchy		Transport for Wales Rhondda Line		Treherbert