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Penrhiwceiber railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf Reilffordd Penrhiwceibr) serves the village of Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line between the town of Mountain Ash and the village of Abercynon. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.
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| Location | Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°40′13″N 3°21′36″W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST060977 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | PER | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  39,492 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 7,960 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  26,140 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 31,918 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 32,674 | ||||
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A station at this location was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway on 1 June 1883, and was originally named Penrhiwceiber; it was renamed Penrhiwceiber Low Level by the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1924. It was closed by the Western Region of British Railways on 16 March 1964 and a new station, named Penrhiwceiber, provided for reopening of the branch to passengers on 3 October 1988.[1][2][3]
There is a half-hourly service in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays: northbound to Aberdare and southbound to Cardiff Central and Merthyr Tydfil. This drops to hourly in the evenings.[4]
On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Aberdare and Cardiff Central. The increase in the Sunday service frequency is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017; the extra services began in April 2018.[5]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Abercynon | Transport for Wales Aberdare Branch |
Mountain Ash | ||
