Llwynypia
National Rail
General information
LocationLlwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates51°38′01″N 3°27′12″W / 51.6335°N 3.4533°W / 51.6335; -3.4533
Grid referenceSS995937
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeLLY
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1863 or 1871[1]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 53,448
2019/20Decrease 48,794
2020/21Decrease 7,832
2021/22Increase 31,794
2022/23Increase 38,766
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Llwynypia railway station is a railway station serving the town of Llwynypia in Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.

It was first opened on this site by the Taff Vale Railway in 1863.[2] or 1871.

Services

Monday-Saturday daytime, there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central southbound and to Treherbert northbound (dropping to hourly in the late evening). There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays.[3] 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.[4]

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[5]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Tonypandy   Transport for Wales
Rhondda Line
   Ystrad Rhondda

References

  1. ↑ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 284
  2. ↑ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
  3. ↑ Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  4. ↑ "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. ↑ South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11


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