Llwynypia railway station is a railway station serving the village of Llwynypia in Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.
General information | |||||
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Location | Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°38′01″N 3°27′12″W / 51.6335°N 3.4533°W | ||||
Grid reference | SS995937 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
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Station code | LLY | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1863 or 1871[1] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 48,794 | ||||
2020/21 | 7,832 | ||||
2021/22 | 31,794 | ||||
2022/23 | 38,766 | ||||
2023/24 | 18,290 | ||||
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It was first opened on this site by the Taff Vale Railway in 1863.[2] or 1871.
Services
editMonday-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 | Following station | ||
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Tonypandy | Transport for Wales Rhondda Line |
Ystrad Rhondda |
References
edit- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 284
- ^ Hutton, John (2006). The Taff Vale Railway, vol. 2. Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-250-7.
- ^ Table 130 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- ^ "Extra Sunday services between Treherbert and Barry Island". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ South Wales Metro - Changes to train services (TfW)Transport for Wales website; Retrieved 2023-07-11
External links
edit- Train times and station information for Llwynypia railway station from National Rail