Treorchy railway station

Treorchy

Welsh: Treorci
National Rail
General information
LocationTreorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Coordinates51°39′27″N 3°30′22″W / 51.6575°N 3.5061°W / 51.6575; -3.5061
Grid referenceSS959964
ManagerTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeTRY[1]
ClassificationDfT category F1
Key dates
27 September 1869Opened as Treorky
3 March 1884Resited
1892 or 1904Renamed to Treorchy
Passengers
2020/21Decrease 20,242
2021/22Increase 77,888
2022/23Increase 83,404
2023/24Decrease 60,916
2024/25Increase 0.125 million
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Treorchy railway station is a railway station serving the town of Treorchy and village of Cwmparc in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Ynyswen and Ton Pentre, 22 miles 2 chains (35.4 km) from Cardiff Docks (Bute Town).[2]

History

The first station in the town opened as Treorky on 27 September 1869[3] by the Taff Vale Railway, though the line had existed since 1849. It moved to its current site in 1884, and was renamed to Treorchy in either 1892[3] or 1904.[4][5][6] It was subsequently taken over by the Great Western Railway as part of the Railways Act 1921.[7][8] The line through the station was reduced to single track on 6 January 1972.[6]

Accidents and incidents

In January 2007, a boy was killed by an oncoming train at the station, because he was listening to an MP3 player with headphones and did not hear it approaching.[9]

Location and facilities

The station is on the western side of the town, on the road to the village of Cwmparc. There is a single platform, a shelter with seating and a help point, a ticket machine, and a free car park.[10][11]

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Treorchy[12]
2002–03 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Entries and exits 153,789 80,757 65,784 90,115 159,050 189,884 218,766 64,980 67,498 76,870 74,438 77,848 70,864 186,526 169,948 151,064 132,890 20,242 77,888 83,404

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

Monday-Saturday, there is a half-hourly service to Cardiff Central Southbound and to Treherbert Northbound. There is a two hourly service in each direction on Sundays.[13] In 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 local AM Leanne Wood and the success of extra Sunday services on the Merthyr Line and the Rhymney Line.[14]

The Rhondda line was electrified in 2024. This allows faster journeys from Cardiff to Treorchy, encouraging the local economy.

The services from this station were suspended in Summer 2023, due to major route upgrade work being carried out at multiple locations as part of the Valley Lines electrification scheme. A replacement bus service operated between Pontypridd and to Treherbert, calling at all local stations, until February 2024.[15] Rail services resumed at the station from 26 February 2024 following completion of the majority of the infrastructure works.[16]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Ton Pentre   Transport for Wales
Rhondda Line
   Ynyswen

References

  1. ↑ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 978 1909431 26 3.
  3. 1 2 Quick 2023, p. 456.
  4. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 234.
  5. ↑ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
  6. 1 2 "Taff Vale Railway (and related lines)". Welsh Railways Research Centre. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Seward, Alun; Swidenbank, David (15 April 2010). Rhondda Through Time. Amberley. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-445-63046-5.
  8. ↑ Grant, Donald (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 553. ISBN 978-1-788-03768-6.
  9. ↑ Jack, Malvern (29 January 2007). "Train kills boy listening to MP3". The Times. p. 20. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Treorchy". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Treorchy Station | Train Times | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  14. ↑ "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  15. ↑ South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11
  16. ↑ Johnson, Thomas (26 February 2024). "Treherbert Line reopens to passenger traffic after nine month transformation". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 14 March 2026.

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