Abercynon North railway station explained

Abercynon North
Native Name:Welsh: Gogledd Abercynon
Status:Disused
Borough:Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.6451°N -3.3271°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Line:Merthyr Line
Original:British Rail
Years:3 October 1988
Events:Station opens
Years1:2008
Events1:Station closed - Services moved to Abercynon
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Abercynon North railway station was one of two railway stations - North and South - serving the village of Abercynon in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It was located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line 15¼ miles (24 km) north of Cardiff Central. Passenger services were provided by Arriva Trains Wales.

History

The station was opened by the British Railways Board on 3 October 1988.[1] It was constructed to allow the Aberdare line to serve Abercynon village, as the track layout in use at the time at the original station did not allow Aberdare services to call there.

In November 2007 a proposal was submitted by the Welsh Assembly Government to discontinue all services provided at this station. From a date "no sooner than 1st May 2008" as the notice runs, all services were to be transferred to Abercynon South, which will be rebuilt to accommodate all services serving both stations.

At the end of May 2008 the island platform was reinstated at Abercynon South and the North station closed.

Services

Autumn 2007

Abercynon North was served by a train every 30 minutes in each direction, weekday daytimes, calling at almost all stations between Aberdare and Barry Island via Llandaf.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 11 .