Ynyswen railway station

Ynyswen

Welsh: Ynys-wen
National Rail
General information
Location Ynyswen, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Wales
Coordinates 51°39′54″N 3°31′17″W
Grid reference SS948973
Managed by Transport for Wales
Platforms 1
Other information
Station code YNW
Classification DfT category F2
History
Opened 1986
Passengers
2018/19 Decrease 10,940
2019/20 Increase 11,210
2020/21 Decrease 1,706
2021/22 Increase 10,898
2022/23 Increase 13,398
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ynyswen railway station () is a railway station serving the village of Ynyswen in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line.

It was first opened on this site by British Rail on the former Taff Vale Railway in 1986.

Service

Mondays to Saturdays there is a service every 30 minutes to Treherbert and to Cardiff Central during the day, dropping to hourly after 8pm. On Sundays there is a two hourly service in each direction, with through trains to Barry Island.

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.

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

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Treorchy   Transport for Wales
Rhondda Line
  Treherbert