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
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
2018/19	10,940
2019/20	11,210
2020/21	1,706
2021/22	10,898
2022/23	13,398
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. A replacement bus service is in operation from here to Pontypridd and to Treherbert, calling at all local stations until February 2024^[4]

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

References

1. Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
2. GB National Rail Timetable 2015-16 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
3. "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
4. South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11

External links

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