Pontypridd railway station

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Pontypridd
Location
Place	Pontypridd
Local authority	Rhondda Cynon Taff
Operations
Station code	PPD
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 04/05	0.68 million **
History
1840 1891	Opened as "Newbridge" Renamed "Pontypridd"
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Pontypridd railway station serves the town of Pontypridd in South Wales. It is located on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines and is the main line station for the town.

There are two platforms which are still in use. Platform 1 is the Cardiff bound platform and is one side of an island platform accessible via the subway. The platform on the other side of this is no longer in action. There are toilets located on Platform 1. Platform 2 is the valleys bound platform and accessible across the footbridge linking Platforms 1 and 2.

Until the 1930s, Pontypridd had another station, just behind the modern day station, known as Pontypridd Graig station.

When this station was built in 1840 it was a third of a mile (500m) long and this gave it the then longest platform in the world. It was known as Newbridge Station from 1840 to 1891 before being renamed. ^[1]

[edit] See also

• Taff Vale Railway

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.pontytown.co.uk/history2.html

• Train times and station information for Pontypridd railway station from National Rail
• Map and aerial photo of Pontypridd railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Trefforest		Arriva Trains Wales Merthyr Line - Aberdare branch		Abercynon North
		Arriva Trains Wales Merthyr Line - Merthyr Tydfil branch		Abercynon South
Trefforest		Arriva Trains Wales Rhondda Line		Trehafod

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