Ystrad Rhondda railway station
Ystrad Rhondda station in April 2024 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°38′37″N 3°28′00″W / 51.6436°N 3.4668°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SS986948 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Operated by | Transport for Wales Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales Rail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | YSR | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1986 | ||||
| Original company | British Rail | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Built on former Taff Vale Railway route | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1856 | Original Taff Vale Railway line opened to Treherbert | ||||
| 1972-1981 | Line singled by British Rail | ||||
| 20 July 2018 | Enhanced Sunday services introduced | ||||
| April 2023 | Services suspended for South Wales Metro electrification | ||||
| 26 February 2024 | Services resumed following electrification works | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 9,320 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 34,096 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 41,016 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 18,826 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 55,836 | ||||
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Ystrad Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving Ystrad in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Llywynypia and Ton Pentre, 20 miles 5 chains (32.3 km) from Cardiff Docks (Bute Town). Alphabetically, it is the last station in the UK with the first being Abbey Wood station in southeast London.