Cwmbach railway station

Coordinates: 51°42′04″N 3°24′52″W / 51.7011°N 3.4144°W / 51.7011; -3.4144

Cwmbach
Welsh: Cwm-bach

Location
Place	Cwmbach
Local authority	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Grid reference	SO023012
Operations
Station code	CMH
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	14,480
2005/06	14,175
2006/07	20,595
2007/08	19,866
2008/09	19,912
2009/10	22,692
2010/11	19,234
2011/12	18,126
2012/13	20,470
2013/14	20,278
2014/15	22,988
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.
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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 Arriva Trains Wales.

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 and 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 service every two hours each way.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Fernhill		Arriva Trains Wales Aberdare Branch		Aberdare

Railway stations in Cardiff, Newport and the Valleys:

Valley lines	Butetown Cardiff City Coryton Ebbw Valley Maesteg Merthyr Rhondda Rhymney Vale of Glamorgan

Other lines	South Wales Main Line Gloucester to Newport Line Welsh Marches Line South East Wales Metro

Major stations	Cardiff Central Cardiff Queen Street Newport Bridgend

Cardiff stations	Rail transport in Cardiff Birchgrove Cardiff Bay Cathays Coryton Danescourt Fairwater Grangetown Heath High Level Heath Low Level Lisvane and Thornhill Llandaf Llanishen Ninian Park Radyr Rhiwbina Ty Glas Waun-Gron Park Whitchurch

Valley Lines stations	Aber Abercynon Aberdare Bargoed Barry Barry Docks Barry Island Brithdir Cadoxton Caerphilly Cogan Crosskeys Cwmbach Dinas Powys Dinas Rhondda Dingle Road Eastbrook Ebbw Vale Parkway Ebbw Vale Town Energlyn & Churchill Park Fernhill Garth Gilfach Fargoed Hengoed Llanbradach Llanharan Llanhilleth Llantwit Major Llwynypia Maesteg Maesteg (Ewenny Road) Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Vale Mountain Ash Newbridge Penarth Pencoed Pengam Penrhiwceiber Pentre-bach Pontlottyn Pontyclun Pontypridd Porth Pye Corner Quakers Yard Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Rhymney Risca and Pontymister Rogerstone Sarn Taffs Well Tir-Phil Tondu Ton Pentre Tonypandy Treforest Treforest Estate Trehafod Treherbert Treorchy Troed-y-rhiw Wildmill Ynyswen Ystrad Mynach Ystrad Rhondda

Other stations	Abergavenny Caldicot Chepstow Cwmbran Pontypool and New Inn Severn Tunnel Junction

Proposed stations	Aberbeeg Abertillery Caerleon Crumlin Low Level Cwm Llanwern Newport West St Fagans

Transport in Bridgend County Borough Transport in Caerphilly County Borough Transport in Cardiff Transport in Newport Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf Transport in the Vale of Glamorgan UK railway stations: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Road	M4 motorway European route E30 A465 A468 A470 A473 A4054 A4058 A4059 A4061 A4093 A4107 A4109 A4119 A4222 A4223 A4225 A4233

Bus	Stagecoach in South Wales First Cymru NAT Group

National Cycle Network	NCR 4 Taff Trail Lôn Las Cymru Celtic Trail

Railway lines	Maesteg Line Merthyr Line Rhondda Line South Wales Main Line

Railway stations	Abercynon Aberdare Cwmbach Dinas Rhondda Fernhill Hirwaun Llanharan Llwynypia Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Vale Mountain Ash Penrhiwceiber Pontyclun Pontypridd Porth Quakers Yard Taffs Well Ton Pentre Tonypandy Treforest Treforest Estate Trehafod Treherbert Treorchy Troed-y-rhiw Ynyswen Ystrad Rhondda

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