Treforest railway station

This article is about the present station on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines. For the former Barry Railway station, see Treforest High Level railway station.

Treforest
Welsh: Trefforest

Location
Place	Treforest
Local authority	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates	51°35′31″N 3°19′30″W / 51.5920°N 3.3250°W / 51.5920; -3.3250Coordinates: 51°35′31″N 3°19′30″W / 51.5920°N 3.3250°W / 51.5920; -3.3250
Grid reference	ST083889
Operations
Station code	TRF
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.589 million
2005/06	0.597 million
2006/07	0.634 million
2007/08	0.671 million
2008/09	0.697 million
2009/10	0.747 million
2010/11	0.770 million
2011/12	0.911 million
2012/13	0.834 million
2013/14	0.825 million
2014/15	0.810 million
History
Original company	Taff Vale Railway
Pre-grouping	Taff Vale Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
December 1846	Station opened as Treforest
1 July 1924	Renamed Treforest Low Level
5 May 1930	Renamed Treforest
12 May 1980	Renamed Trefforest
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 from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Treforest railway station is a railway station serving the village of Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr Line and the Rhondda Line 18 km (11½ miles) north west of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales.

History

A 1912 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Treforest (upper left)

The first section of the Taff Vale Railway (TVR), between Cardiff Docks and Navigation House (now Abercynon) was opened on 8 October 1840.^[1] The station at Treforest was not opened until 1847.^[2] As well as being served by trains between Merthyr & Cardiff on the main TVR route, it also acted as the junction station for the Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway branch line from its opening to passenger traffic in 1875.

The TVR was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1922, along with the Barry Railway and several others.^[3] Both the Barry Railway and the TVR had stations named Treforest, so to avoid confusion, the ex-TVR station was renamed Treforest Low Level on 1 July 1924.^[2]

The former Barry Railway passenger service between Porth and Barry was diverted via Treforest Low Level from 10 July 1930,^[4] and on that date the station resumed its previous identity of Treforest.^[2] Services to both Cardiff & Barry on this route ended on 10 September 1962, whilst that to Llantrisant had been withdrawn a decade earlier (on 31 March 1952). Both lines had closed completely by 1964.

Bilingual signage at Treforest station and, on the right, a drivers' reminder sign for Treforest Estate station

The Welsh spelling of Trefforest was adopted on 12 May 1980.^[2]

Services

During Monday-Saturday daytimes, there are usually six trains an hour from Cardiff Central to destinations including Pontypridd, Treherbert, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. There are six trains an hour to Cardiff Central with some trains continuing beyond Cardiff to Bridgend via Llantwit Major or Barry Island.^[5]

A reduced service operates on Sundays (2-hourly to all three northbound destinations, 3 trains every two hours to Cardiff and beyond)).

The station is a short walk from the Treforest campus of the University of South Wales, and many of the passengers using the station are staff or students of the university.

A station at this location was first opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1845.^[6]

References

↑ James, Leslie (November 1983). A Chronology of the Construction of Britain's Railways 1778-1855. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 33. ISBN 0-7110-1277-6. BE/1183.
1 2 3 4 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 233. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
↑ Bryan, Tim (May 2010). The Great Western Railway - A Celebration. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-7110-3498-3. 1005/B2.
↑ Barrie, D.S.M. (1983) [1962]. The Barry Railway. Oakwood Library of Railway History. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 207. ISBN 0-85361-236-6. OL57.
↑ GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 130 (Network Rail)
↑ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 1. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-249-1.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Treforest Estate		Arriva Trains Wales Merthyr Line	Pontypridd
Taffs Well		Arriva Trains Wales Rhondda Line	Pontypridd
	Disused railways
Tonteg Halt Line and station closed		Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway Pontypridd-Llantrisant	Pontypridd Line and station open
Tonteg Halt Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Porth-Barry	Pontypridd Line and station open

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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