Cwmbach railway station explained

Cwmbach
Native Name:Welsh: Cwm-bach
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Cwmbach, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Country:Wales
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Transport for Wales
Platforms:1
Code:CMH
Classification:DfT category F2
Years:1914
Events:Opened
Years1:13 June 1964
Events1:Closed
Years2:3 October 1988
Events2:Reopened
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Cwmbach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cwmbach in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr line branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

History

The first station on this site was a halt opened by the Great Western Railway in 1914. It closed with the line in 1964. The present station was reopened by British Rail with Mid Glamorgan in 1988 with the line to Aberdare.

During 2005 construction work was carried out to double the platform length. This will now allow four carriage trains (DMU) to stop at the station. DB Cargo UK operate coal trains to Tower Colliery. These trains pass through the station on weekdays and on some Saturdays. Freightliner also operate an irregular stone service to Tower and these trains also pass through the station. Most passenger services to Barry Island are operated by Class 150s. The Class 150 either work in 4-car formation or 2 car formation Freight that passes through the station is handled by Class 66s but Class 60s have been seen.

Services

On Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service in each direction, northbound to and southbound to, and . In the evening, this drops to hourly.

On Sundays there is a general 2-hourly service to Barry Island with an hourly service in the morning and in the late afternoon. This is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017. The extra services began in April 2018.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Extra Sunday Aberdare services confirmed after successful pilot . 12 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180428182030/https://arrivatrainswales-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/extra-sunday-aberdare-services-confirmed-after-successful-trial . 28 April 2018 . dead .